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TIL 75 percent of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species

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d8A7 TIL that Leonard Cohen wrote over 80 verses for his widely-coverd song “Hallelujah.” The version recorded by former Velvet Underground member John Cale, the first of over 100 recorded covers and the basis for the iconic Jeff Buckley rendition, was made from 15 pages of lyrics faxed to him by Cohen.
QNDe9 TIL about Kummakivi, a large balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.
wLOnY TIL That a sign that a person has low-self esteem is if they feel that other people judge them even if there isn't evidence of other people judging them
lobQ5 TIL: Ted Roosevelt Jr, fought and was wounded in World War 1, then after a career in politics, rejoined the same Army unit at the beginning of World War 2. As a 56 year old General, he landed with the first waves at Utah Beach, later earning him a Medal of Honor for his contributions
e0KX5 TIL Native American Colonel Donehogawa hand-wrote the surrender terms at Appomattox in April 1865 signed by Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who "stared at me for a moment, he extended his hand and said, 'I am glad to see one real American here.' I shook his hand and said, 'We are all Americans.'"