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TIL that Beards Keep You Young, Healthy & Handsome, Says Science

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6EpPw TIL that an average adult in North America will eat 1,996 lb (905 kilos) of food per year. An average American consumes 3,663 calories per day, while in Europe it is 3,367 and in Asia is just 2,779.
p8OmO TIL that New Coke, introduced in the 80's, was the formula for Diet Coke with real sugar instead of artificial sweetener.
kJ5XE TIL of the Apollo 15 postal covers scandal. The astronauts of Apollo 15 carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. All three were paid/bribed $7k each by stamp dealers, got busted, and never flew in space again.
lJP1 TIL Pirates wore gold and silver earrings to pay for their funerals if they were to wash ashore.
LkkpQ TIL Italy is named after a legendary king.