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TIL that in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, street gangs sent members to mosques around the country to help protect the victims during prayer time

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OG0Ae TIL that due to exacting health and safety standards, Japanese eggs can frequently be eaten raw which is a staple of Japanese cuisine.
nE5B TIL When the leading emergency asthma medication Albuterol’s patent expired, the patent holding pharmaceutical companies lobbied to have their own inhalers banned based on environmental issues, allowing them to file a new patent, and continue to monopolize the market.
P14bw TIL that a Coca-Cola secretary offered to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola, and the secretary was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
PYkng TIL Ug99 is a plant fungus that may threat worldwide wheat production in the future. It has the potential to cause a massive global famine since it causes up to 100% crop losses. So far, it has been detected in 22 countries in Asia and Africa.
78ok7 TIL of Pájaro Verde, a toxic moonshine beverage concocted in Chilean prisons with the ingredients consisting of sugar, rice, rotted fruits and also includes things such as turpentine, paint thinners and paint. There have been cases of prisoners mixing their feces in it to aid in fermentation.