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TIL that, if nobody was overweight, we could support 111 million more people without increasing energy production

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MeONV TIL that Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) used to be in a relationship, which ended so terribly that they refuse to be in the same room. Consequentially, Cersei and Bronn have actually never been in a single scene together in Game of Thrones.
8aP9G TIL that the genesis is still being manufactured in Brazil and sells about 150,000 consoles per year
5VyRD TIL Dolphins name each other by using distinctive whistles to identify each other. Dolphins create unique signature whistles to identify and call each other, much like human names. These individualized sounds help them communicate, recognize family, and maintain social bonds in the wild.
GAJJj TIL that, in 1933 the Canadian government intentionally destroyed 15 tonnes of documentation regarding residential school victims
6EjJW TIL from 1999 to 2006 John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, made anonymous postings on a Yahoo chat forum as Rahodeb, anagram of "Deborah" supporting Whole Foods and denigrating Wild Oats, a competitor he later acquired. The messages were disclosed in court filings by the FTC.