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TIL that the world’s energy needs could be met by setting aside three percent of the world’s oceans for seaweed farming.

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kJpOB TIL that nearly 1 billion birds die annually in the US due to window collisions.
N7D9N TIL in 1992, a SEAL team performing reconnaissance for the Somalia invasion was ambushed by over 400 journalists camped out on the Mogadishu coastline. Lights from the flashing cameras nearly caused a devastating wave of supressing fire from Navy vessels.
0wdgA In less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals.The situation is dire, but are we too late? National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shah Selbe expands on what has caused this decline and if it's possible to reverse humanity’s effect on these populations.
yVWgl TIL, “Catsup” is one of the earlier variations of the word that eventually evolved into “ketchup.” While “ketchup” now specifically refers to the tomato sauce, “catsup” originally described a wider variety of sauces, not necessarily tomato-based.
6EOB8 TIL that while some members of a K-pop group are singers or dancers, some members are given the role of being the group's "visual". This means that they fit Korean beauty standards the most. Sometimes these members are accused of not having any talent other than being good-looking.