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TIL new buildings in Hong Kong must have 1.6 female toilets for every one male toilet

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x0d1 TIL that Nimrod, recorded in Genesis as “a mighty hunter before the Lord” is now used to mean a dimwitted or stupid person because of Bugs Bunny who sarcastically refers to Elmer Fudd as “nimrod,” an ironic connection between “mighty hunter” and “poor little Nimrod”, i.e. Fudd. No one got the joke.
oBE8Y TIL Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he died in 2008, his ashes were buried in one.
Webo TIL: There are 1.34 billion farmers worldwide, and 74% of them practice traditional handpicking on small farms, but supply less than 5% of our global food supply.
wPeM TIL that 50 years ago, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset w/ their government that they elected a female rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest. She was the top vote getter w/ over 100,000 votes.
lYgG TIL coconut water can be used intravenously to treat dehydration because of its exact likeness to blood plasma