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TIL “eye of newt” in Macbeth is just a term for mustard seed

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Ypk8P TIL junk mail destroys 100 million trees a year. The equivalent of deforesting all of Rocky Mountain National Park every four months.
dDnEj TIL there was a successful orbital launch from Kenya in 1967
LkRVd TIL that a case decided in California in 1974 cited the Magna Carta (1215) in it's opinion. The Supreme Court of California used the document to interpreted a requirement in common law that a defendant faced with incarceration be entitled to a trial overseen by a legally trained judge.
oROe8 TIL that Gerber, maker of baby food, once attempted to launch a similar, 'meal in a jar' product line aimed at college students and young adults, "Gerber Singles" -- it was a tremendous flop, even with such appetizing entrees as "Beef Burgundy" and "Mediterranean Vegetables"
J187Q TIL That in the early 20th Century American and European women wore skirts that made them hobble due to how narrow they were, and that they were popular in fashion.