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TIL the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher

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5VdBp TIL Sweet Potatoes are not actually potatoes, but more closely related to Morning Glory
l7eya TIL that a small herd of cows in Germany were trained to use special toilets in an effort to curb pollution
M7810 TIL that scientists warn we could run out of usable topsoil in less than 60 years due to industrial farming, erosion, and chemical overuse. Since over 95% of our food comes from soil, this could trigger a global food security crisis within our lifetime
M7jOm TIL that a Florida man once threw a live alligator through a drive-thru window as a prank 😩
YpBN7 TIL that during the filming for The Order of the Phoenix, Alan Rickman banned Rupert Grint and Matthew Lewis from coming within 5 meters of his new BMW, because during the making of the Goblet of Fire, they spilled milkshake in his other car