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TIL that "dietary supplements" in the United States don't need to pass any safety inspections or testing. Manufacturers don't have to prove their products are safe, or even effective, and the FDA can only remove an unsafe product after someone gets sick, dies, or files an "adverse event" report.

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YpGYd TIL - A Honeybee hive must travel to at least 2,000,000 flowers to create a one pound jar of honey. That is a distance of 55,000 miles for the bees in a hive.
kJY6e TIL male genital transplant surgeons exclude the testicles because the deceased organ donor would be the biological father with regard to future pregnancies
J1AA4 TIL because chick-fil-a is not open on sunday but operates at rest stops in upstate new york, there is a bill being discussed to force all future restaurants to be open 7 days a week
4kdb6 TIL: In the early 1800s, a Norwegian Fisherman when denied alcohol carried a 371kg stone to block the shop's doorway.
nJ5o TIL that Abraham Lincoln patented a type of flat bottom boat that he used to transport goods down river. He is the only US President to obtain a patent.