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TIL nearly half of the world’s adult population will weigh in above a healthy range by 2030

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KO5VB TIL about the 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet', the last portrait painted by Vincent Van Gogh before his death, which was sold for the then record sum of 82.5 million USD in 1990. It is one of Van Gogh’s most important works, but has been withheld from the public by its anonymous owner for almost 30 years.
aQ5o TIL that The Nutrition Facts for Tic Tac mints say they contain 0 grams of sugar per serving. The number one ingredient in Tic Tacs is sugar. But the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams. This qualifies as sugar-free.
4X865 TIL Finland has a unit of measurement, “poronkusema,” that means “the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.”
nWwwW TIL Vin Diesel’s real name is Mark Sinclair
6gYJ TIL that in the 1920’s french scientists found and ate a frozen Mammoth