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TIL 350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA

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5VDd8 TIL you should never use hot water from your faucets for cooking or drinking. Hot water pulls minerals, metals (including lead), and other contaminants from boilers, hot water tanks and pipes. Stagnant hot water also provides a hospitable environment for harmful bacterial growth.
XxVP TIL The Savannah is the largest domestic cat breed. It resembles a small leopard and behaves like a dog.They can grow up to 40 lbs, have an eight foot vertical jump, and can be trained to walk on a leash and play fetch.
mxnDo TIL about a Siberian Husky named Togo, he led his dog team on the 1925 Serum Run (bringing meds to stop a Diptheria epidemic), in -40°C weather. They set the record for longest distance and fastest team to do the run. However a dog named Balto received all the praise, including a statue.
nWa5G TIL about the ghost ship Sachem, which started as a world class yacht in NYC, became a warship in WW1, transported Thomas Edison for wartime experiments, and eventually became a pleasure ship again before becoming stuck in a small creek in Kentucky where it sits today.
kJl97 TIL that 3% of the World's population died during World War II.