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TIL that Nutella is such a worldwide success, it uses about a quarter of the WHOLE world's hazelnut supply every year

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8Y8Z TIL the September 11 terror attacks on the WTC released a dust cloud of toxic asbestos fibers across Manhattan. An estimated 410,000 people have been exposed. It is believed lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in the city will reach a peak in the year 2041 (four decades after 9/11)
BW6k TIL - Red Light Camera Intersection Purposefully Have The Yellow Light Shortened (3s ‘normal’ -> 2.5s or less) to Increase Violations (Article Example from CA - Other States Have Similar Abuses)
x6457 TIL a team of researchers at UC Irvine found that the average attention span in 2004 was 150 seconds. In 2012 it was found to be 75 seconds, and recently was found to be 47 seconds.
QJvdM TIL that there's a genus of sea cucumbers called sea pigs that live on the bottom floor of every ocean and extract nutrients from the mud.
R5rE1 TIL Oenothera drummondii (beach evening primrose) flowers respond to the specific frequency of flying bee sounds by producing sweeter nectar within 3 minutes