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TIL that in China, there are cockroach farms dedicated to safely producing cockroaches for human and animal consumption, as well as for medicinal purposes.

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QJvBk TIL in the 19th century, profit-maximizing recipe used by milk producers was a pint of lukewarm water for every quart of milk—after the cream was skimmed; To whiten the bluish liquid they added chalk and to replace skimmed-off layer of cream, they might add a final flourish of pureed calf brains
nGQ7 TIL if a person has had part of their body crushed in an accident and trapped for more than 15 minutes, you should NOT free them without medical personnel on the scene. Crushed muscles break down into toxic byproducts, and releasing the pressure lets these flow into the body, killing the person.
Ooa9e TIL that Rik Mayall was originally cast as Peeves in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but every time he read his lines, the younger cast members couldn’t stop laughing at him. He was later cut from the film.
v0d4 TIL Larry King crashed into John F. Kennedy’s car in 1958. John F. Kennedy said he’d forget the whole thing if King promised to vote for him when he ran for president.
nWeYo TIL that American Sign Language (ASL) has drawn significantly on Plains Indigenous Sign Language (PISL) a one-time common language of Native Americans of the Central and Midwestern US.