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TIL of a company making an alternative to rat poison for large populations. Instead of killing those that ingest the product, it makes a percentage of them sterile.

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wLgV6 TIL that according to a 2014 Pew Poll, 23% of Americans who identify as libertarians have no idea what the word means
kJpJB TIL that mathematician John von Neumann had an unusual ability to solve new problems. When presented with a problem in programming on which there had been no published literature, he said "Oh, that!", then gave a lecture of over an hour explaining how to solve it using a hitherto unconceived theory
78WO7 TIL toilet paper isn’t a standard use item in India. Instead, it’s considered more hygienic to splash yourself with water using your bare hands for cleanup
yQgjv TIL Ex Bassist of the all-female rock group 'The Runaways' won 87k on Jeopardy and is now an Attorney
J1wXm TIL Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years