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TIL - Humans and big ag livestock now account for 96% of mammal biomass

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644W TIL That in 1967, medical researchers at a Vermont state prison conducted an experiment where they had inmates gain up to 25% of their body weight in return for early release. For some of the volunteers, it was impossible to reach their target weights, despite eating up to 10,000 calories a day.
rRLpx TIL the videocassette is credited for having ended the "Golden Age of Porn", as the rise of home video pornography in the 80s led to the genre becoming more low-budget and gratuitous.
AZKn TIL The spooky droning gibberish played in the end credits of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is creator Maxwell Atoms talking backwards saying: “No, no. This is the end of the show. You’re watching it backwards.”
GAQe5 TIL: Actor, and former WWE superstar Dave Bautista would hid inhalers under wrestling rings, to deal with his asthma, during matches.
Q0QM TIL that in the strictest sense only English, Spanish and French are considered world languages