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TIL That today, more people worldwide suffer from obesity (1.3 billion) than hunger (900 million).

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VMlk4 TIL Disney has a bad reputation among theater owners for its strict/lofty terms regarding its films. For "The Last Jedi" as an example, Disney demanded a 65% cut of ticket sales (rather than the minimum 55%-60% cut), a 4 week hold in each venue, and a 5% penalty to any owner who breaks the contract.
vrMK TIL: There are giant concrete arrows built every 10 miles that span from NYC to San Francisco which were used by USPS Pilots to trace their way across America
jNkPn TIL if you would melt the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland, it could supply every single person on the Earth with a litre of water every day for 4.5 years.
9vAM TIL A movie theater accidentally showed Paranormal Activity instead of Madagascar 3 to a theater full of children
M7XGm TIL the verb “to duck” existed before the name of the animal. Originally called an “ened” in Old English, the waterfowl was later referred to as a “duck” (or a “ducker”) because of how it would duck underwater for food.