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TIL Flexitarianism / Semi-Vegitarianism is a movement trying to encourage people to eat more plant based diets without going strict anti-meat etc.

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4X4dw SciShow Space takes you into Low Earth Orbit to explain how artificial satellites get up there and stay there -- at least for a while.
dA7Z TIL scientists in Korea last year developed a Lithium-Ion battery that charges 120x faster than normal, and may lead to electric car batteries that charge in less than a minute.
9m6M TIL that in the Bible, Nimrod was a mighty hunter, but Bugs Bunny used it to refer to Elmer Fudd sarcastically, and generations of kids thought it was a synonym for idiot or moron.
AweB TIL the word Bastard originated to describe a man who was successful regardless of heritage
pYZnb TIL when Texas native Stevie Ray Vaughan was in NYC in 1982 working on David Bowie’s album “Let’s Dance”, Vaughan was frustrated with the city’s BBQ. With the help of his manager, Vaughan was able to get some BBQ, packed in dry ice, delivered from Sam’s BBQ in Austin, Texas all the way to NYC.