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TIL That Mexican Drug Cartel basically control the entire Global supply of Avacados.

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16ODX TIL that in 1993, an Amtrak Sunset Limited passenger train derailed on CSX Transportation's Big Bayou Canot Bridge in Alabama. 47 people were killed and 103 others were injured. Such a rail disaster had not occurred in the U.S. since the 1958 Newark Bayou rail accident, in which 48 people died.
xVLBD TIL In China, the First of Ten Commandments "You shall have no other gods before me." was removed by the government's Patrol Inspection Team.
XE5B6 TIL that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bilbe, where he omitted parts he felt was "contrary to reason" such as miraculous events. It focused on Christ's moral teachings.
PYRKO TIL Kanō Jigorō, creator of judo, also served as the Japanese representative to many Olympics and had a pivotal role in securing Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympics. He was indifferent towards the inclusion of judo, however, as it was not "mere sport" but rather "a principle of life, art and science."
O54L TIL the difference in hardwood and softwood has to do with seeds and has nothing to do with how hard or soft the wood is. Balsa is a hardwood.