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TIL that farmed salmon is dyed pink & orange because consumers are unlikely to purchase grey salmon

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0YZj TIL Dyson Airblade hand-driers spread 60 times more germs than standard air dryers, and 1,300 times more than standard paper towels, according to research published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
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nAZd TIL in 1873 a classic adventure novel “Around the World in 80 Days” was published in France. Six years later an American woman journalist by the pen name of Nellie Bly completed the trip with the described itinerary in 72 days with nothing more than a handbag and travel money tied around her neck.