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TIL that he production of Nutella uses one-quarter of the world's annual hazelnut supply.

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6O4m TIL approximately one half of vegans are vitamin B12 deficient
QJ80e TIL a chemical compound was found to make human "invisible" to mosquitoes, instead of repelling them
LQXLV Today I learned that LDS Prophet Brigham Young owned a whisky distillery
EMKw TIL The SR-71 had an armed version called the F-12, which carried three Falcon missiles that were capable of mach 4. The aircraft was actually tested and shot down a bomber from nearly 74,000 feet. It was cancelled when Robert McNamara refused to release its funding, and instead spent it on Vietnam.
Z8xR4 TIL of Brian Spencer, a former NHL hockey player who's father, upon hearing his son was starting in his first game, held a Canadian TV station hostage and forced them to broadcast it, before being shot and killed. After his career, Brian too was shot & killed during a robbery after buying crack.