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TIL that because of breeding, corn as we know it today would not survive in the wild. It would become extinct if human agriculture and farms ceased to exist.

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Xr5r TIL - School Buses Are Yellow because color yellow gets noticed faster than any other color. Studies have shown that humans notice the color yellow 1.24 times faster than another eye-catching color, red. Yellow is also particularly visible in the early morning and evening light.
nWkmb TIL that studies have suggested correlations between high soda intake and conditions like kidney stones, heart disease, and even osteoporosis due to the phosphoric acid content.
Z8GmB TIL that with 168,151 people per square km, the Lalbagh Thana neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh, is most densely populated administrative subdivision in the world (~6.2x denser than Manhattan!)
LkKvP TIL heart surgeon Ellsworth Wareham lead and completed more than 12,000 surgeries up until he was 74 when he then assisted and trained other doctors until he was 95. He drove until 100 and did yard work until the age of 104 when he passed away at home peacefully with his wife of 68 years at his side
74Mb TIL: The Emperor of China who built the Great Wall suppressed intellectual thoughts and unified political opinion by burning books and burying scholars alive.