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TIL being in the US Congress was originally considered a civic duty and only paid $5,000

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KYdEJ TIL - Since 2014, the Saudi company Fondomonte has been pumping unlimited amounts of groundwater in the desert west of Phoenix to harvest thousands of acres of alfalfa crops. The alfalfa is then shipped back to Saudi Arabia to feed their cattle.
kOLeE TIL that Mad Max's dog in the Road Warrior was rescued from death row IRL because he showed potential for being trained for the movie
OoOnX TIL a loofah sponge is actually a plant, and a side from growing it to use as a sponge, it is edible as well.
avdA TIL Abe Lincoln once threw a man by the “neck and seat of his pants” for attacking a supporter during his first speech for Illinois General Assembly.
OGVW4 TIL of the 2016 Kasese Clashes, a brief conflict that erupted between Ugandan security forces and the royal guards of a subnational kingdom called the Rwenzururu kingdom. In the end, the Omusinga (king) of Rwenzururu was arrested and 87 of his men perished.