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TIL that a real man named Walter White was arrested for trafficking and manufacturing of methamphetamine.

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WkZ5N TIL our ancestors standing up and walking on two feet turned social links into a necessary aspect for Survival (and leading to our current society) due to how this position changed some of women's caracteristics (narrower hips).
GYKlg TIL when the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov visited the US in 1962, the American press initially portrayed him as affable and polite. But when he said, "I saw neither angels nor God up there. I believe in man," the press quickly turned on him and accused him of spreading "anti-religious propaganda."
Z8Ayo TIL that "blood rains" mentioned in the Old Testament and throughout religion are a natural phenomenon caused by spores of green microalgae and dust. Sometimes recurring frequently for up to a month, red rains have frequently been recorded in parts of southern India and Sri Lanka.
9nOX TIL that about 18% of California’s irrigation water is used to farm Alfalfa - a quarter of which is exported to places like China, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
nK8o TIL that Lance Armstrong owns a coffee shop called Juan Pelota Cafe. Juan is a homophone for “one” and “pelota” is Spanish for ball.