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TIL: There are cochineal bugs in our food and drink

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ovjr TIL Larry David, creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, has a net worth of $800 million, making him one of the richest men in TV history.
VwMB TIL there are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand
KYRn6 TIL the wild ancestor of the apple (Malus sieversii in Central Asia) has red fall color, and this trait was lost during domestication. An easy way to distinguish between the wild and domesticated species is to see the red or yellow fall color, respectively.
W77R8 TIL that mud daubers sting spiders and stuff them in the mud nest for the baby daubers to eat
g5BD TIL: There is a device you can place on your window that actually turns the glass into a speaker cancelling outside noise, and also allows you to select which sounds you want to penetrate.