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TIL in 1973 China offered to give 10M women to the usa as part of a trade agreement.

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d8jJQ TIL that some spiders are considered a constitution of our atmosphere
VBmGk TIL that seaweed and red algae help reduce methane catalysts in livestock by up to 90%; and that the cost of irrigating animal feeds is water;and slurr in closed spaces is more prone to produce greenhouse gases than in open spaces.And that 41% of Netherland's greenhouse gas source comes from cows
PY5EG TIL that the Byzantine emperor Basil II captured over 15,000 Bulgars. He ordered 99% of the prisoners to have both of their eyes gouged out, and left the 1% with one eye left to guide the others back to their king. This is how Basil earned the title "the Bulgar Slayer"
loEEK TIL Japan created a fire alarm for deaf people. This device works by spraying vaporized wasabi into the air.
l76gK TIL Robert Oppenheimer's brother Frank founded the Exploratorium Science Museum in San Francisco