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TIL Netherlands is the World's 2nd largest food exporter after the USA (which is around 270 times larger in area) The Dutch Farmers produce crops 'sustainably' with low usage of water/pesticides. The usage of Antibiotics for poultry & livestock has also decreased significantly since the last decade

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0rP5 TIL During storms at sea the waves would rock the boat so seasick passengers would head below deck to a lower point where the rocking was less noticeable. Passengers were thus forced under the deck by the weather… and the expression “under the weather” was born!
vPN0j Today I learned that if you use nasal sprays for more than three days, you experience a rebound affect, which is something somewhat like an addiction, in that you are no longer able to breathe normally without it
R7k64 TIL The Vatican recognizes the 1982 apparition of the Virgin Mary in Rwanda, where she appeared to three young girls and foretold of the blood and horror of the 1994 genocide. The girls said they spent countless hours in conversations with Mary, who called herself Nyina wa Jambo, Mother of the Word
Egrdo TIL: MDMA (aka Ecstasy) was widely used for therapy prior to drug prohibition. MDMA assisted therapy was reported to treat depression, substance use disorders, relationship problems, premenstrual syndrome, autism, and many other psychiatric disorders
D1o1v TIL Bill gates bought a Porsche 959 which was seized by customs & sat on a storage for 13 years before he helped pass law “show & display law” which allowed for legally importing exotic cars that did not meet the federal safety standards