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TIL that 80% of the rice consumed by the United States is produced domestically.

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e0jDk TIL Clay and earth are eaten in some nations; either for pleasure or to suppress hunger. One such clay is Kaolin, which is sold at most markets in Cameroon and is often flavored with spices such as black pepper and cardamom. Consumption is greatest among women, especially during pregnancy.
V6Zp TIL that the “cost per GFLOPS” (the cost for a computer that would operate at one billion floating-point operations per second) in 1961 was of $1,100,000,000,000 ($1.1 trillion), while nowadays it is of merely $0.08.
apay TIL A species of snail with a metallic armour of iron has been discovered living on the bases of a hydrothermal vent field in the Indian Ocean. Only living creature to have ax exoskeleton re-enforced with metal. That’s a badass snail right there.
46d6 TIL Isaac Newton stuck a needle in his eye, placing pressure on the eyeball, to study the human eye as a lens and how it perceives color.
JYl8k TIL Points for Deer refer to the number of actual protrusions or “points” on a rack of antlers.