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TIL there is an indoor farm in japan that can produce 10,000 heads of lettuce in a day, while using 99% less water than an outdoor farm.

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78RPp TIL of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates UFOs and unexplained phenomena in the air, sea, space, and on land. These are referred to as "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP), or "anomalies".
BrJQb TIL that Queen Elizabeth II has seen 13 different UK Prime Ministers come into power, with the first one being Winston Churchill.
j6Rnn TIL that Sharivari, the title of the 1981 proto-techno cult classic by A Number of names, refers to a European and North American folk custom designed to shame a member of the community. A mock parade would be staged through the settlement accompanied by a discordant mock serenade ("rough music").
4D45 TIL Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, was the first president to be born in a hospital.
ML9B TIL that if the man rationing the rum on a ship was suspected of cheating would be challenged to mix the rum with gunpowder. rum that was not watered down and was “over proof”, would still allow the power to ignite, coining the term.