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TIL The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian man in the U.S. and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.

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XE5ER TIL that during WWI, British newspapers falsely claimed that the Germans rendered down soldiers' corpses to make soap, candles and nitroglycerin. As a result, when news of the Holocaust reached Britain during WWII, the government assumed it was another made-up atrocity story.
L0QP TIL The area code (321) 3… 2… 1… is neither arbitrary nor inconsequential. It was assigned to Cape Canaveral Florida to honor the space program.
POLZ TIL George Washington almost joined the Royal Navy (British Navy) but his mom talked him out of it.
9wO0G TIL that researchers have developed a wearable bioreactor that, with just 24 hours of use, can induce long-term limb regeneration in adult Xenopus laevis frogs. This treatment led to significant tissue regrowth and functional recovery over 18 months.
nWkW7 TIL in 1910 the American Hippo Bill (resolution 23261) was introduced in congress. It had the goal of authorizing the importation and release of hippos in the bayous of america. Both to control an invasive species and as a meat source. It had support strong support, including Roosevelt and the USDA