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TIL Finland has ten trees for every person in the world
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TIL that Bell Labs, famous for the transistor, Unix, C++, and the Laser, is owned by Nokia
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TIL that half of all US food produce is thrown away (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic and unyielding "cosmetic food" standards!
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TIL:The video “Runaway” Train by Soul Asylum had different versions depending in what country it was shown. They each showed photos and videos of missing kids from the areas where it was shown. 26 kids from the video were eventually found.
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TIL about "the Fresh bread ban" - WWI British regulation that made it illegal to sell bread until 12 hours after it had been baked - previous research showed that stale bread was being consumed 5% less, thus helping alleviate supply shortages
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TIL The expression "Bless you!" goes back to the times of the plague, since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague and the blessing was supposed to protect the sneezer