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TIL nearly 25% of Internet searches are related to porn
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TIL that per kilogram, asparagus has a larger carbon footprint than pork or veal
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TIL | Olympic divers shower after each dive because the shock of going into the water and then out of the water so quickly can cause muscle cramps. The showers help alleviate this issue.
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TIL A Nepali farmer was bitten by a cobra then the farmer bit the cobra back. The cobra died but the farmer didn’t.
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TIL about the Irish bank strikes. About a year in total, economists predicted a massive economic catastrophe; however, "The effect on the Irish economy was surprisingly small, as Irish citizens traded cheques among themselves based on mutual trust, effectively substituting them for cash."
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TIL the fact that there are seven days to the week, internationally, and that the Sun day is followed by the Moon day, happened thanks to ancient Mesopotamia or Egypt passing it on to Greece, Rome, India, Japan...