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TIL that up to 90% of Asian schoolchildren are nearsighted

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v1ZOR TIL The United States produces 10+ Million barrels of oil a day. 20% more than Saudi Arabia.
W7O7A TIL after Kevin Costner declined the lead role in the film Tombstone to develop what turned into the film Wyatt Earp instead, he attempted to "blacklist" Tombstone & commandeered every Western costume in Hollywood. Yet it was more well-received & made more money than Wyatt Earp on a smaller budget.
D7xV TIL that during the 1904 Summer Olympics Marathon, a Cuban postman who arrived last minute came in 4th despite running in street clothes that he cut into shorts and falling ill after eating rotten apples during a break he took in an orchard.
5Yrn8 TIL Germans have nothing to do with German chocolate cake. It was made by an American whose last name was "German".
D1jBp TIL Bees need to drink water. When there is not enough water in the hive, then foraging worker bees will quit forage and help with water collection.