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TIL of the "Chicken of Tomorrow" contest,which was created in 1948 to develop "superior meat chickens".Most of the chicken we eat today is genetically related to the winner of that contest.

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9YG7p TIL 7% of the Brazilian population - or 11 million people - believe the Earth is flat.
Gbe7 TIL Private companies are now providing trained birds of prey to take down hostile drones and protect their clients’ airspace
R7v1w TIL that taste and flavor are not the same. Flavor consists of taste, aroma, and texture. Taste is a component of flavor that is determined by taste buds on our tongue and soft palate.
gMeYX TIL the largest power outage in U.S. history was caused by a software bug in an alarm system and knocked out power for most of the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada
ANGAa TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May’s iconic ‘Red Special’ guitar was hand-built by his father using an old oak table, a 100-year-old fireplace mantel, a bicycle saddlebag holder, his mother’s knitting needles and a button from her sewing box.