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TIL that there are farmers who schedule planting, cultivating and harvesting of crops based on moon phases

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N7va6 TIL as many as 55% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage -- most often before a woman misses a menstrual period or even knows she is pregnant and that more than 80% of miscarriages occur within the first three months of pregnancy, mostly caused by chromosomal abnormalities.
yVMbX TIL that “The Lion Eating Poet in the Stone Den” is a Chinese poem in which every word is pronounced “shi.” It is readable in Chinese, but incomprehensible when spoken or when written in the Latin alphabet.
loDJa TIL Since viruses aren't considered to be living things, they cannot be killed, simply because they weren't alive to begin with. Instead they are considered to be "deactivated".
986r TIL that revolving doors exist to prevent drafts when the door opens, saving energy on heating and cooling.
KgeR TIL the McDonald’s Peace Theory states no two countries that both had McDonald’s had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald’s