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

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XGyE TIL Contrary to popular belief, asphalt paving is the most recycled material in the United States. Despite its classification as industrial waste, up to 99% of reclaimed asphalt pavement is recycled into new paving
a4E9 TIL that “sailing the Seven Seas” originally referred to the seven bodies of water Arabian traders crossed to reach China.
PYleZ TIL The ancient Greeks had known the world is round since Pythagoras, and successfully calculated the circumference of the globe when Eratosthenes measued the angles of the mid-day sun between two towns of a known distance. His calculation had only about a 10% margin of error.
AD5g TIL that Tool have a track called “Eggs of Satan”, written entirely in German and is actually a recipe for cookies.
ADo6B TIL about the Wendy's massacre, in which a former disgruntled employee shot 7 Wendy's employees execution style after bounding and gagging them in the restaurant freezer, all for $2400.