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TIL that Nearly Half Of Deployed US Soldiers Drink 1 Energy Drink Per Day

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oRlPE TIL about "sexy primes", which are prime numbers that are six numbers apart. For example, 11 and 5 are sexy primes, because 11 - 6 = 5, and both are prime numbers.
BgbLd TIL in 1983 Albert Rizzo set the WR for the longest time treading water at 108 hours. He performed the feat in the sea at Gżira in Malta, eating only liquid food. He extended his record to 132 hours in 1984 before the Guinness Book of Records stopped monitoring the record in 1986 due to its danger.
xGZD TIL of Zarif Khan, an Afghan man who came to Sheridan, WY in 1909 and began peddling tamales. By 1915, he acquired the nickname Hot Tamale Louie and opened a restaurant, Louie’s. In addition to his food, Khan was also famous for serving any customer, regardless of race, profession, or social class.
kOBEB TIL Rice farming occupies almost a third of Earth’s fresh water.
neNkY TIL that if you lose 75% of your liver, it'll grow back completely in one year.