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TIL More than 2 billion people eat insects daily.

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xVeww TIL the creators of "Parks and Recreation" did research for the show by interviewing actual government officials. One said, "Well, I’m a libertarian, so I don’t really believe in the mission of my job. Yes, I’m aware of the irony." The character of Ron Swanson was born.
XxDR TIL that in String Theory, the size of ‘Strings’ in a hydrogen molecule would be relative in size to the width of human hair to the Milky Way
ANxbo TIL a pilot bet the first officer he could land his plane with the curtains closed, relying just on the instruments. Seventy people on-board died in the resulting crash, but the pilot survived.
OoZp7 TIL Nintendo Power had a comic mascot named Nester that progressively grew up and eventually had a son during magazine's run. In the last issue his son states, "You're kind of sad to see it end, but really proud and happy too. You know what I see when I look at this final issue? 100% completion."
P1LQL TIL: that WD40 Literally stands for Water displacement 40th formula