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TIL: Conflict in Sudan generated that 15 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity

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XYKD TIL when AOL 4.0 launched in 1998, they used ALL of the world’s CD production capacity for several weeks
xVlg0 TIL that the instant noodle was invented during a period of food shortages in Japan following WWII. After the Japanese health ministry supplied the population with wheat flour and asked them to make bread, Momofuku Ando instead decided on making noodles (which were more familiar) that would last.
awJ6N TIL the fact that Neil Armstrong was to be the first to walk on the moon was inadvertently decided by the LEM designers, who placed the inward swinging hatch's hinge on its right side. When opened, the hatch blocked the pilot seat and meant Aldrin could only leave after Armstrong exited the lander.
LKNP TIL Chinese students can get 7 years in jail for cheating on exams
omML TIL hobos had an ethical code that included “boiling up” as often as possible and making an effort to convince runaways to return home.