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TIL that the US now uses less water than it did in 1970

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jpxj TIL that scientists kept a species of fruit fly in complete darkness for 57 years (1400 generations), showing genetic alterations that occur as a result of environmental conditions.
8KAb TIL if you feed a moose, it may become aggressive and attack the next human it meets if it has no food to offer.
evjg TIL That Ferrero, the company that makes Ferrero Rochers also makes Kinder, Tic-Tacs, and Nutella. Also, Nutella alone uses a quarter of the worlds annual hazelnut supply.
4XPX TIL the ultra violent 2010 film Machete is actually a spin-off of the 2001 childrens film “Spy Kids”.
VB5e4 TIL Sweden had a nuclear weapons research program and could have tested their own bomb.