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TIL American Seafoods Group exploited the "Third Proviso" of the Jones Act through a 220 feet long railway to get cheaper shipping.

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xV7r7 TIL that when morphine was first synthesized from opium in 1805, one of its early uses was as a “non-addictive” drug to treat people with an addiction to the relatively less addictive opium.
9YaB7 TIL: China’s ongoing toilet revolution aims to replace open-pit latrines with safe, sanitary toilets and septic systems, to reduce the spread of parasites and diseases, and improve waste treatment.
Vvm8 TIL A Yale University study on scent recognition found the scent of Crayola crayons is one of the most recognizable scents for adults, ranking at number 18 and beating out cheese and bleach, which placed at 19 and 20, respectively.
GYvoN TIL The jewelry beetle, Sternocera aequisignata, is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used jewellery making.
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