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TIL a lack of an Oxford comma cost a dairy $5 million
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TIL that May 5 is when Children's Day is celebrated in Japan
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TIL Japanese knotweed is listed by the World Conservation Union as one of the world’s worst invasive species. It damages concrete foundations, buildings, flood defences, roads and architectural sites. In 2010, the UK released into the wild a Japanese insect that feeds on Japanese knotweed.
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TIL that Father and Son (1970) by Cat Stevens was originally written as part of a musical about the Russian Revolution which got scrapped when Stevens contracted tuberculosis. It's a dialogue between a conservative farmer and his revolutionary son.
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TIL that an amino acid found in protein rich foods called Tryptophan is converted into serotonin and can help lessen symptoms of withdrawal in addicts. Addicts can literally be aided in recovery with cold turkey.
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TIL Tide detergent is the most shoplifted product in America. The Tide black market is so pervasive that it can be exchanged directly for drugs, and has earned the nickname “Liquid Gold”