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TIL that because male chicks are virtually useless to the meat industry, soon after they hatch they are put into a maceration a large high-speed grinder.

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RMjl TIL Marvel & DC collaborated to create a universe that merged their superheroes. One of the more notable ones: Dark Claw, a combination of Batman & Wolverine.
jNkXp TIL about Thought-Terminating Clichés - a type of logical fallacy that employs the loaded language of a well known phrase or saying that offers seemingly simple solutions to complex questions for the sole purpose of shutting down further debate by diminishing critical thinking.
6EBbl TIL with a 7 bil almond industry in Central California, almond farmers pay up to $350 a beehive to keepers for pollination services. This creates a wave of beehive theft. More than 500 beehives went missing so far this year in this region.
R7909 TIL Lawn darts are also banned in the USA in 1988 as they sent 6,000 people (81% were 15 or younger) to the ER in eight years. In Canada, lawn darts resulted in at least 55 serious injuries, so they were banned for sale in July 1989. The sale of second-hand lawn darts is also illegal.
neXnr TIL of Dr Richard Batista, who sued his wife to get back the kidney he donated to her, after she cheated on him.