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TIL Pennsylvania Leads the World in Junk Food Production

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Ookja TIL experiments found that the colors of light reflected on crops while growing can affect their products: tomatoes grown over red mulch had 20% higher yield, carrots grown over yellow mulch had higher concentrations of beta carotene, "far-red" light increased the lengths of cotton fibers, and more.
jYga TIL that in order to qualify for the invitation only Amex Black Card, a person must spend at least $250k/yr, make $1.3mil/yr and have a net worth of at least $16mil
ADeLx TIL that during development of the first anime, the author of Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa, allowed the anime staff to work independently from her and requested a different ending from the manga. She was amazed by the staff’s interpretations of the villains and homunculi.
J1baj TIL that zebras are more closely related to lions than they are to gazelles
MeeV7 TIL that Disney attempted to trademark "Día de los Muertos" in 2013.