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TIL Harvard University has it’s own food chart that doesn’t include dairy or meat as categories

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GvxN TIL that there is a man in Sweden who received disability benefits for his “addiction” to heavy metal. He reportedly went to 300 concerts in one year which left him unable to hold down a job.
XrMj TIL the Allied operation to conceal the D-Day Invasion involved fake radio traffic, double agents, an Australian actor, and fake invasion plans for Calais, Norway, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. It was so effective Hitler believed the real invasion hadn’t begun until seven weeks after D-Day.
11eX TIL there is a mosquito used in biological pest control because its young eat other mosquito larvae. It is called the Elephant mosquito due to its size, and the adults feed on nectar, not blood.
ne89o TIL Michael McKean and Bob Odenkirk once did a skit for Mr. Show where they portrayed a law professor and a law student, respectively, years before Better Call Saul
BZQy TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.