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TIL one billion meals are wasted everyday

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xVAb1 TIL about Republic of Molossia, is a micronation bordering the United States, founded by Kevin Baugh and headquartered at his home near Dayton, Nevada. But Baugh continues to pay property taxes on the land to Storey County (the recognized local government), although he calls it "foreign aid."
9wKJ6 TIL that goalkeeper Andy Goram, Glasgow Rangers' greatest-ever goalkeeper, was greeted with the chant of "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams" by his own fans after it was reported in the press that he had a mild form of schizophrenia
obBL TIL that French mathematician Jacques Tits introduced math concepts such as Tits buildings, Tits alternative, and Tits group.
Z8yRR TIL that your “Miranda Rights” was named after Ernesto Miranda who wasn’t read his rights prior to confessing to a crime. Years later Ernesto was stabbed to death but when a suspect was arrested, unlike Miranda, he exercised his right to remain silent. With no evidence against him, he was released.
N75Re TIL that a Magic the Gathering card, Black Lotus, sold for $87,000