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TIL that an Icelandic ice cream maker made a brand with ice cream made from human breast milk called Búbís (pronounced “boobies”)

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mxkdY TIL that the Soviet Union disapproved of Somalia's 1977 invasion of Ethiopia and so ceased its support of Somalia and started supporting Ethiopia. In response, the United States ceased its support of Ethiopia and started supporting Somalia.
E1Y1x TIL In 80 years, the world's phosphorus reserves are expected to run out. This will make fertilizer increasingly harder to produce, thus reducing the world's global food supply if nothing is done to reduce the use of phosphorus.
jNjov TIL Looney Tunes director Chuck Jones did not like the movie "Space Jam." When he was invited to speak at a dinner at Warner Bros. he gave his honest opinion. He was not allowed to finish and was escorted out by security.
m1vPE TIL that the father of the Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger, Stu, loved picking up young hitchhikers in the ‘60s & ‘70s as it gave him an opportunity to brag about his son. Robby’s dad was also the one who got Ray Manzarek his Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, which was an important part of the Doors’ sound.
mxQZy TIL when 150 doctors, dietitians, and personal trainers were surveyed about how weight loss works only three responded correctly (98% could not fully explain fat metabolism). The correct answer is that fat is converted into carbon dioxide and water - and you exhale most of that fat and pee the rest.