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TIL that peanut butter is now a widely used instrument in the fight against acute malnutrition.

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kO5VE TIL that independent of lifestyle, men have a 2-5 greatest risk of heart disease. Sex differences account for nearly half the risk factor of cardiovascular death
oBREL TIL that McDonald's is called Macca's in Australia. The nickname became so popular, they've registered it and in 2013 they even changed the signage.
Zoxv TIL the volleyball “character” of Wilson in Cast Away was created by the film’s screenwriter after he deliberately stranded himself on an isolated beach for a week and a volleyball washed ashore. This was the inspiration for the film’s inanimate companion.
1vr4 TIL that children’s author Roald Dahl was given a ‘Viking funeral’, and buried with wine, snooker cues, pencils and a power saw
RvB9 TIL: A gay couple who were front and center in media supporting same-sex adoption later adopted a baby boy for the sole purpose of molesting him and did so for six years.