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TIL that Nutella uses 25% of the worlds hazelnuts.

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v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.
bbdj TIL that George Clooney bet Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman $10,000 he wouldn’t be married or have children by age 40. He won the bet and offered double or nothing by age 50.
XYQD TIL J.R.R. Tolkien taught himself Finnish at 18, just so he could read one book, the Kalevala–which he used as a basis for Middle Earth legendarium.
abV9 TIL Mexican scientists turned a shot of tequila into diamonds by heating it to 800˚C
dobr TIL India’s Dabbawala’s food delivers are so accurate, Fedex and Harvard study their methods