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TIL over 22 million chickens are eaten in the US every day.

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d8Zb8 TIL 'Bullshit Asymmetry Principle' states the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude greater than that needed to produce it. Bullshit can be propagated quickly, but can be more difficult to disprove.
69rJ7 TIL That in 1981 the BBC as part of it's 'Computer Literacy Project' launched the BBC Micro, within 3 years almost every school in the UK had at least one unit and it was a major contributor to the development of computer awareness and skills across the UK.
X0jAr TIL The Royal Canadian Mint’s International Minting division produces currency for about 80 countries.
n18P TIL during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery, which resulted in frequent bathroom trips. This lead to the fight scene between him and the Arabian swordsman ending in the single gun shot so he could finish the scene and return to the bathroom.
MeQma TIL brain scans reveal that dogs not only seem to love us back, but they actually see us as their family