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TIL “We're currently experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.” That’s more than 10 species every day.

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9Ye5Q TIL that while 4-8% of people have at least one food allergy, a large proportion of people in developed countries believe they have food allergies when they actually do not have them.
R7Br8 TIL Chad Kroeger once paid a drum technician to stick his dick into an electric fan
1g8P TIL Sears used to sell entire houses in a DIY kit
6E7wZ TIL Doctors based in Spain were surprised to find an infant had developed scurvy after consuming a diet almost entirely of plant-based formula. Medical tests revealed widespread bone degeneration, multiple fractures, low calcium and other problems. Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in vitamin C.
LkyBm TIL of Sheldon Yellen, the CEO of Belfor Holdings, Inc. He writes 9,200 employee birthday cards a year and explains the value of gratitude.