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TIL that adding a type of seaweed to the diet of cows, reduces their methane production by 70%.

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BWGD TIL that after major symphony orchestras switched to holding blind auditions, the acceptance (hiring) of female musicians went up as much as 55%
X05w8 TIL that Match Day for medical residents exists in which a single organization chooses all medical residencies in a single day. This organization serves to keep the number of residencies low, causing the infamous 80-100 hour resident workweek, and congress passed laws to keep this practice legal.
9wNGB TIL Tobe Hooper, director of the 1974 movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre, hoped for a rating of “PG” due to the “limited amount of gore”.
8ADP TIL that Bill Gates told the creators of the Altair 8800 that he was working on a BASIC interpreter for the computer when he, in fact, was not and didn’t even own an Altair. When the president of the company asked for a demo, Gates made an Altair emulator with a BASIC interpreter within a few weeks.
4Xew6 TIL using magic mushrooms, even as an adult, can permanently change a person's personality.