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TIL Ikea uses 1% of the Earth’s wood supply.
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TIL during the filming of “Titanic” someone put the drug PCP in lobster chowder that was served to the cast and crew. 80 people were hospitalized with hallucinations. Upon hearing of this James Cameron made himself vomit before the effects of the drug fully kicked in.
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TIL that some modern humane livestock handling systems were designed by Temple Grandin, an Autistic woman who didn’t even talk until she was nearly 4
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TIL that July 17 is National Yellow Pig Day, which is a celebration of the number 17, but also involves a yellow pig with 17 eyelashes, toes, teeth, etc.
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TIL that 2010 and 2015, Russia accounted for more than 80% of the new HIV infections in the entire Eastern European and the Central Asian region.
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TIL Bhagat Singh Thind gained US citizenship in 1918, only to be stripped of it 4 days later for being Indian. His 2nd attempt had the Supreme Court rule against him. He succeeded in his 3rd attempt. He was also the first turbaned (Sikh) member of the US Army, serving during WWI.