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TIL Despite being a devout Christian, Chuck Norris has an illegitimate daughter from an affair during his first marriage and he didn't meet her until she was 26 years old.

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GALmj TIL Venus spins backwards compared to most of the other planets . It spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. On Earth the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
wLoao TIL: Mercury was required for felting fabrics, especially hats. Hatters in the 1800’s had chronic mercury toxicity that caused mental instability thus dubbing the term “mad hatters disease” or “mad as a hatter”- and was the primary plight that Louis Carroll developed the mad hatter character around.
eNA5 TIL a US company makes simulated chicken eggs from vegetable products. Their R&D team has identified 11 plants that have the functional capabilities to replace eggs, and have used this technology to create mayo, cookies, and cookie dough
nLPB TIL a defense lawyer sat a random person at the defendant’s table. When the prosecution’s only witness, a police officer, was asked to point to the defendant in the room, the cop pointed to the man at the defense table. The real client was declared not guilty; the defense lawyer was held in contempt
LkKKd TIL in 1999, Kraft met with America's other biggest food companies to discuss the growing public health concerns over packaged and processed foods. They decided to not down-regulate the usage of salt, sugar and fat, as it would make the food taste not as good and their shareholders would lose money.