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TIL that corn (maize) is a human invention and does not exist in the wild.

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OGylR TIL that Grover Cleveland is the only US President to be elected on non-consecutive terms.
Ypd8W TIL that India, despite having a reputation for overpopulation, has a rate of only 2.24 births per woman, which is slightly over replacement rate. Meanwhile, neighboring Bangladesh has a rate of 2.06, while Pakistan has a rate of 3.56.
NDA8 TIL Irishman William Brooke O'Shaughnessy’s medical research led to the development of intravenous therapy and introduced the therapeutic use of Cannabis sativa to Western medicine In 1841.
oRrvr TIL about Thalidomide — An Over the Counter Drug that Caused Birth Defects in West Germany
p4l4 TIL the astronauts of Apollo 11 received a per diem of $8 a day for their mission to the moon.