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

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NXvNN TIL Ronald Reagan, the second oldest US President at 77, had Alzheimer's while president (said his son)
0w9L1 TIL a Texas man shot himself in the face after his bullet ricocheted of the armadillo he was trying to shoot.
kJ6g4 TIL that members of the Greek “manges” or “tough guy” subculture were often accomplished musicians. In order to play their sorrowful “rebetiko” music in prison, manges created the baglamas, a mini plucked instrument, which was easily assembled behind bars.
d8oj TIL that according to the DoE, if subsidies are taken away Wind and Hydro are the cheapest forms of generating electricity
d8On9 TIL that in 427BC Athens sent a ship to Mytilene which had instructions to kill all adult men in the city-state. The next day, Athenians voted to change their decision - a second ship was dispatched. Racing through the night, it reached Mytilene just in time to prevent the massacre from happening.