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TIL Rice does not need to grow in water, but since it can survive it, is done so to control weeds and other pests creating higher yields.

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wLQBP TIL that an earwax plug was removed from a beached whale, and found to be full of pollutants. The scientists concluded that not only was the whale breathing pollutants straight from the water, but that some had been passed to it by its mother during gestation and nursing.
N9yJ TIL that Jackie Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan. He also performed the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”, for the film’s soundtrack.
1ovV TIL that Carl Sagan warned that attempting to communicate with intelligent life outside of our solar system would be “deeply unwise and immature” due to the possibility of being annihilated by a hostile alien civilization.
Oox64 TIL that during Prohibition (1920-1933), the US government poisoned alcohol leading to dangerous consequences. Experts estimate that the Federal government poisoning program lead to over 10,000 deaths. All for a societal reformation in the name of peace.
BDwD TIL that the Kellogg’s cereal company has a royal warrant, in part because they make some of Queen Elizabeth’s favorite breakfast cereals.