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TIL that 82% of Americans want warning labels on GMO foods. The same study revealed that 80% of Americans want warning labels on foods that contain DNA. [pdf warning]

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xr0B TIL that in 1976, the mummified body of Elmer Mccurdy was found in a funhouse in California. Mccurdy had died in a shootout in 1911 and his body had been used ever since as a sideshow attraction. His discoverers only realised it was a human body when his arm broke off, revealing bone and muscle.
M7eZm TIL that Gandhara is a historical region in today's Pakistan that was a Buddhist crossroads. In ancient times that region was influenced by Persians and Greeks due to Alexander the Great, the Mauryas and Indo-Greek Kingdom and became an ancient center of Buddhism.
KYN99 TIL Of the 45 persons who have served as President of the United States, at least half have displayed proficiency in speaking or writing a language other than English. Of these, only one, Martin Van Buren, learned English as his second language; his first language was Dutch.
vPvNL TIL of the Pareto principle, that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the "vital few")
Eg4lW TIL a baby born in the USA in 2021 has an estimated life expectancy of about 76 years, representing the only case of declining life expectancy among 1st world countries