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TIL A 2004 American Public Health Association (APHA) resolution called for a moratorium factory farms for growing antibiotic resistance of pathogens, drinking water contamination from waste, severe respiratory problems in workers, and illnesses among people living nearby

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kg4E TIL Dave Grohl tried to quit Nirvana once, after he overheard Kurt Cobain calling him a ‘shitty drummer’, but was convinced to stay by the bands manager
OGDRR TIL the oldest octopus fossil ever found is about 330 million years old.
oR9OK TIL that Russ Gremel turned $1,000 into $2 million by buying $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock in the 1940s. He figured people would always need medicine and women would always buy makeup.
7Opx TIL An abandoned lifeboat was found on the world’s most remote island in 1964. Its origin is still a mystery.
0dZyN TIL in 1997 construction crews discovered the grave of a Tim Cratchit, son of Bob Cratchit, who had a metal frame to support his leg.