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TIL conspiracy is against the law and just one move to enact the plan is enough to get you convicted.

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716p TIL a young Neil deGrasse Tyson’s neighbors would call the cops on him 1 out of every 3 times he’d go up on his roof to stargaze with his telescope.
lQJA TIL that 19% of high school graduates in the US can’t read above a basic level.
E14bX TIL about 'Auroville', founded in the 60's, is an experimental town located in India with no religion, money or government. It has a population of 2,500 to date.
Wjr8 TIL there’s a Japan indoor vegetable-factory that produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields. LEDs emit light at ideal wavelengths for plant growth, while also optimizing night and day cycles, allowing lettuce to grow 2.5 times faster.
KO494 TIL approximately 30 to 50% of East Asian are intolerant to alcohol due to a faulty version of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene. It may cause flushing on a person's face and body and other symptoms including nausea, headache and general physical discomfort after drinking alcohol.