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TIL rice provides about 20% of all human calories worldwide.

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D1LED TIL that the confusing and maze-like layouts of stores like IKEA is called "The Gruen Transfer", and is meant to force shoppers to see more merchandise than they planned. It is named after mall architest Victor Gruen, who actually hated such manipulative techniques.
aeEb TIL that because of a court ruling, any movie made prior to 1953 is public domain in Japan, including many Disney movies such as Song of the South, Fantasia, Snow White, Bambi, and Cinderella. You can tape them, sell it, and legally pocket any money you make.
kOo5m TIL Homer Simpson was born on May 12 1956, meaning that the Springfield resident turns 62 this Saturday
LkQvp TIL in 2010, a Florida jail forced some inmates to watch The Polar Express on repeat. One inmate filed a lawsuit claiming that "I hear those little kids screaming through my brain,"
6E1WQ TIL that Scientists have decoded the meaning of more than 1,500 honey bee "waggle dances," which the insects use to communicate information about food sources.