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TIL there is only one white giraffe left in the world...
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TIL the exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators
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TIL Thanks to Yuan LongPing, China’s total rice output rose from 5.69 billion tons in 1950 to 19.47 billion tons in 2000. In recent years, hybrid rice has covered an area of 16millions ha, accounting for 57% of total rice area in China
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TIL of Bruce Edwards Ivins. A microbiologist & employee of US Army, he mailed anonymous letters with Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) to members of Congress and media in September & October 2001, killing 5 persons and injuring 12 others. He committed suicide in 2008 to avoid capture by FBI.
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TIL the American football is a prolate spheroid.
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TIL a soldier's home was foreclosed on by his HOA over unpaid dues totalling $800. While he was in Iraq.