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TIL that 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and 5 animal species.

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7oZP TIL that in 1835, a house painter who believed he was the King of England tried twice to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson at a funeral. Both guns mis-fired and Jackson, 67, beat the man with his cane. One of the people who restrained the would-be assassin was Davy Crockett.
X0GAk TIL actor Shane West served as touring vocalist for the punk rock band Germs from 2005 to 2009.
rReNe TIL the iconic iPod headphone wires appeared white but is called "moon gray" because Steve Jobs was instinctively against white products.
ne9Yb TIL The FBI investigated the song “Louie Louie” because people thought the lyrics were dirty. After three months, the FBI abandoned the investigation because it couldn’t make out the words.
Vlk TIL there is a man who repairs damaged areas of buildings and streets in his city with legos.