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TIL that the grams of protein on “high protein” labels can be misleading. The % Daily Value is the real number to check, because it multiplies protein grams by a quality score (PDCAAS) to show how much of that protein is actually usable.

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DQYkr Today i learned that there is a piece of Art on the Moon
j6ZKM TIL of Pigeon Guided Missiles where pigeons would follow an image, pecking at it, which would move the screen on its pivots. The sensors would detect the movement and send signals to the control surfaces, which would steer the bomb in the direction the screen had moved.
1aGjd TIL that if you know an American male, between ages 20 and 40, who is at least 7 ft tall, there is a 17% chance that he is playing in the NBA.
VMdnZ TIL of Aditya and Poonam Singh, an Indian couple who have been buying acres of farmland around the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve & letting the forest grow back for the past 20 years.
OGlw4 TIL Mirror life’s potential to escape immune defenses and invade natural ecosystems might lead to pervasive lethal infections in a substantial fraction of plant and animal species, including humans.