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TIL more than 34 million people in the US are food insecure

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6EA58 TIL "Yoshi" from Super Mario Bros is the character's nickname. His full name is: T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas
YpwNG TIL about Joe Simpson, who broke his leg descending a mountain and was lowered off the mountain by his climbing partner Simon Yates. He ends up falling off a cliff and into a crevasse after Simon is forced to cut the rope. He survives and crawls 8 miles to safety. Better story in link.
aReN TIL dick meant ‘a person of questionable character’ long before it was a slang word for the penis
yDya TIL that Merry-Go-Rounds go clockwise while Carousels go counterclockwise.
GA1Q4 TIL a 2003 publication by the Infectious Diseases Society of America noted that The Andromeda Strain is the "most scientifically accurate of all films of this [killer virus] genre ... it accurately details the appearance of a deadly agent, its impact, and the efforts at containing it.