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TIL sheep farming accounts for 80% of all agriculture in Wales.

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Pjgw TIL young childrens’ negative response to vegetables is an evolved adaptation that reduces risk of exposure to plant toxins
YpdPZ TIL The cast of FRIENDS each made $1M per episode in the final two seasons and now make $20M per year per cast member for reruns. The show still generates $1B/year for Warner Bros. All thanks to David Schwimmer encouraging the cast to negotiate as a team.
dgZr TIL that the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama once told the American author John Perkins, “Don’t become a Buddhist. The world doesn’t need more Buddhists. Do practice compassion. The world needs more compassion.”
neoP7 TIL hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm, each name corresponding to a geographic location.
Egel7 TIL in 1950 U.S. Senator Edwin C. Johnson’s favorite actress was Ingrid Bergman. However, when it became public knowledge that she had an affair, he introduced legislation banning all Hollywood movies starring amoral actors and actresses. Humiliated, Bergman left the country.