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TIL one billion meals are wasted everyday

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9YRJ6 TIL in 2008 the Mayor of Belleville Illinois banned anyone over 12 from trick-or-treating, with violators receiving fines or even jail time.
6EyxZ TIL a mixture of sugar water does NOT save a dying bee
1M94 TIL the story of Abraham Bolden, a former Secret Service agent who testified to the Warren Commission about a secret Chicago assassination plot against JFK. Shortly thereafter, he was arraigned on federal charges and jailed for six years.
9Yvdr TIL In 2014, an Arizona man escaped prison to meet with his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. The man crawled past razor wire, scaled two fences and made his way to a bar about 10 miles away.
nWxdG TIL Some of the reasons people drive aggressively include a sense of anonymity while driving, feeling more empowered driving than in the rest of their lives, and a feeling that other drivers have previously driven aggressively around them.