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TIL that 60% of a cow is used for food, and parts of the other 40% can be made into antifreeze, blood thinners, insulin, marshmallows, and toothpaste.

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wLb9P TIL there are no known cases of a moon orbiting another moon, although it is possible in theory. One of the proposed names for these submoons is moonmoon.
a8xRL TIL in 2010 that following an uproar after a mixed race student was not allowed to run for 6th grade class reporter, a Mississippi school district scrapped a long standing system of student elections which only allowed students of certain races to run for certain class positions.
78JPX TIL on January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first known robot fatality.
0wx8N TIL that I'm a jackass
X0r8r TIL that in September 1752 in Britain and the British Empire, 11 days were wiped off the calendar. The 3rd of September became the 14th, sparking street demonstrations with chants "give us our 11 days". This was due to switching to the Gregorian calendar with the leap year.