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TIL that in 2020, the UK imported 46% of the food it consumed.

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QNMJd TIL of Jonathan Wild, In 18th century London he was a thief-taker, a private individual hired to capture criminals. However he used this status to take out rivals to run his own criminal gang. He was so trusted he even got the reward for turning in a thieve from £40 to £140
QNXrM TIL that narcissistic athletes perform better in high-stakes, highly competitive situations and worse in low-stakes situations. And non-narcissistic athletes perform worse in high-stakes situations.
eW1L TIL that in 2000 the major motorcycle companies of the world reached a gentlemen’s agreement to end a speed war of one-upmanship to try make the worlds fastest production bike, as they feared speeds would escalate to extremely dangerous speeds before it would end. A limit of 186 mph was agreed.
Wvm4 TIL in Japan, the shutter sound of iPhone cameras cannot be switched off–even in silent mode–because the Japanese are so afraid of perverts taking upskirts in the subways
VMjb8 TIL Wyoming's largest city, Cheyenne, only has a population of 63,235.