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TIL Swans have more than 20,000 feathers!

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9Y1xG TIL The US corn industry has mostly grown through increasing government support during the last century. In the process corn became so abundant and cheap that it enabled the existence of CAFOS, ethanol and HFCS production which in turn have profoundly affected the environment and human health.
dDvO9 TIL that Wales is one unit anomalously divided Into "North Wales" and "South Wales", while it 'should' be "Northern Wales" and "Southern Wales"
X0Vgk TIL of Marvin Maples, a Tennessee grandfather who kidnapped his grandchildren and moved to San Diego where they assumed false identities for 20 years. Maples claimed his daughter and her husband were a part of a Satanic cult and regularly abused their children.
ANWRo TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington.He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. The 62 y/o also may have briefly interacted with 17 y/o Robert E Lee
9GNG TIL As a male Swiss citizen, Roger Federer was compulsorily required to serve in the armed forces. However, in 2003, despite already having become a tennis pro, he was deemed ‘unfit’ because of a back problem, and was relieved of his obligations.