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TIL that, on average, a dairy cow produces 100 pounds of milk per day, which equates to 12.5 gallons per day!

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lorRB TIL that Kevin Hines attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate bridge and after hitting the water, he was kept afloat by a Sea Lion until the Coast Guard arrived.
8vRP TIL Hofstadter’s Law states: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”
j5XN TIL RollerCoaster Tycoon was originally created by Chris Sawyer as an excuse to visit theme parks and “research” roller coasters.
9Dx7 TIL In 1997, the rope snapped during a massive game of tug-of-war, completely cutting off 2 competitors arms. NSFW
negro TIL For his Hitler biograpahy, Peter Longerich employed the diaries of Goebbels and the drafts of Hitler’s writings for his research into Hitler’s rise to power and his descent into madness. His increasingly irrational behavior lead to critical errors that hastened the Nazis’ defeat