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TIL 'Organic' food in the EU does not mean 'no pesticides.' It means up to 28 pesticides allowed.

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9vOB TIL The Russian Tupolev bomber aircraft Tu-95 is supposedly so loud that its noise could be detected by the submarine sonars.
N9E8 TIL that sword swallowing is not an illusion of any kind: the performer actually pushes the sword down their oesophagus and into their stomach. 29 deaths resulting from sword swallowing have been reported since 1880.
5ln9 TIL if each atom of air you inhaled were a grain of sand, every breath you took would cover the entire United States to the depth of an eight-story building.
p8O4G TIL about Psychogenic death, People can die simply because they’ve given up, life has beaten them and they feel defeat is inescapable, according to research
gMREL TIL the largest unclaimed lottery prize was £63,837,543.60 ($83,163,402.36), won in the UK.