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TIL half of the world’s food is wasted worldwide.

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R7A74 TIL In France, one out of every three light bulbs is lit thanks to Nigerien uranium. In Niger, nearly 90% of the population has no access to electricity.
ynoM TIL there is a triangle over the great lakes that has more disappearances than the Bermuda triangle.
0dkZL TIL that French opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq caused some American restaurants to rename French Fries to "Freedom fries"
jNOXj TIL "1984", the commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh during the 1984 Super Bowl, was directed by Ridley Scott
Me5GB TIL Prairie dog language is complex. They don’t just have a call for “danger”: their calls differentiate human, hawk, domesticated dog, coyote etc. and specify size & color. One study found that they can communicate “Here comes the short human in the yellow” (vs the tall human in blue) to each other