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TIL That we've been accidentally finding ancient cheese all across the globe

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j6y6j TIL Thomas Midgley Jr. had the most adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history due to his invention of leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons (two of the world's most harmful chemical compounds)
xVLE7 TIL During the Irish famine, about a million people died and another million emigrated, causing the Island's population to drop by about 20-25 percent.
16Xnd TIL the Black Eyed Peas started out as a WAY cooler band…until industry execs ruined it
e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.
pRPN TIL 18-35 percent of the world sneezes when they look at bright lights, its called ACHOO syndrome