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TIL 97% of all cashew nuts sold are produced unethically due to their naturally toxic fruit

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JLvB TIL last year California legislators passed a law that requires smartphones sold after July 1, 2015 to have a remote kill switch built into them.
4Xkyg TIL that engineers can't explain why the Leaning Tower of Pisa didn't topple in 1990 when it had a tilt of 5.5 degrees. Computer models suggest it should of toppled at 5.44 degrees.
Vl6m TIL that 18-year-old teenager helped scientists study her own rare type of cancer, and together they discovered a gene flaw possibly involved in the disease’s growth
8KP8 TIL Your reality is 15 seconds in the making: When you really focus your attention on something, you’re said to be “in the present moment.” But research suggests that the “present moment” is actually a chunk of the recent past, and it’s about 15 seconds long.
E1GZw TIL Science says Pizza is a HEALTHIER breakfast option than cereal. Pizza has less sugar and more protein than a bowl of pretty much any cereal, from Raisin Bran to Cinnamon Toast Crunch .