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A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory.

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Ry91 TIL of illegal “Gutter Oil” in China, where raw sewage and other waste is boiled down to make cooking oil, which is then used by street vendors and restaurants to cook with.
YpJZv TIL there are dairy farms with cows trained to use automatic milking machines, which will milk the cows automatically whenever the cow feels like it. The machines will even remember each cow individually, and push them out if they've been there too recently.
wlZM TIL that in 1974 a US soldier stole a helicopter and flew to the White House in Washington, D.C. As he hovered above the south grounds, the Executive Protective Service shot and injured him, forcing him to land. He only received a one-year prison sentence and $2,400 in fines.
MeYAA TIL In Japan, you're guilty until proven guilty.
oRoZR TIL That plucking your nose hair can trigger what doctors call the “Triangle of Death” and kill you.