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TIL That Americans eat 100 acres of pizza everyday Thats 350 slices every second!

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9RX6 TIL a water sommelier is a profession you can pursue once certified by the German Mineral Water Trade Company. Martin Riese is the only certified water sommelier in the US, but Europe has several.
6mwJ TIL a researcher in the 1970s blindfolded participants and told them they were going to play tug-of-war against another team. When they were told they had 3 others pulling with them, they pulled 18% less strenuously than when they were told they were alone. The effect is now known as social loafing.
JBGm TIL When the Westboro Baptist Church announced via Twitter that they would protest Steve Job’s funeral, they tweeted it from an iPhone.
WL4 TIL there are wild birds in Australia that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.
m1PdY TIL the "Millennial Pause" is a phenomenon where generations older than Gen Zs tend to pause before speaking when a camera begins recording.