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TIL 756 of the 766 food chemicals introduced into the American food supply since 2000 have zero FDA approval

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NXQ5P TIL: Contrary to the portrayal in the Looney Tunes cartoon, in real life coyotes far outpace roadrunners. Coyotes can reach speeds of up to 43 mph, while roadrunners top out at 20 mph.
MeG6m TIL That Gmail launched on April 1st, 2004. Offering 1 gigabyte of storage - 500 times what Yahoo offered - it was assumed by many to be a hoax.
jnoM TIL that the movie Trojan Wars with a budget of $15,000,000 has earned only $309 in box office
EglYd TIL about the War of the Bucket (1325) — a bizarre conflict between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna that supposedly started over a stolen wooden bucket.
gME0y TIL during the Punic Wars, the Romans realized they had no clue how to build ships. They decided to rent row boats, run aground a Carthaginian ship, and plagiarize the designs. The entire first fleet of their new Navy was based off this ship, but learning to row proved more challenging.