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TIL that gelatin is 99% animal bone and skin.

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yXPV TIL ants do not have traffic jams because they don’t have egos, don’t mind collisions, and are very disciplined in crowded pathways.
wMPJ TIL the US is obligated by treaty to go to war for 67 different countries if they were to find themselves in conflict.
wL54o TIL that India produces surplus amount of electricity but it lacks the infrastructure to transmit the electricity produced. India is also the third largest producer and consumer of electricity.