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TIL that Equine (mare, horse) milk has potential for use in infant formula due to its similar composition to Human Milk

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W7xG4 TIL that in 2008, the city of Chicago sold the rights to collect revenue from its 36,000 parking meters to a foreign-owned company based in the U.A.E, receiving a one-time lump sum of $1.2 billion against a 75 year lease. These parking meters generate about $200 million in revenue annually.
logY7 TIL that Kurt Vonnegut's grave is in a secret location.
OG0bY TIL in 2009 a 1400 year old Hoard was found in England with 11 pounds of gold. One piece was inscribed with a Bible verse translated as, “let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee." (Numbers 10:35)
Bxob TIL Everyone has an Adam’s Apple. The Adam’s Apple is thyroid cartilage that acts as a shield for the larynx. It is more prominent in men because men commonly have a larger larynx.
bDRQ TIL that in China, women who remain unmarried in their late 20s and beyond are called “Sheng nu” which means “leftover women.”