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TIL Because of the Italian Mafia 75-80% of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the US Doesn't Meet the Legal Grade for Extra Virgin

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691KW TIL Lone star ticks can give you an indefinite allergy to red meat if they bite you.
WMR9 TIL cellphones are 10 times dirtier than toilet seats
MeoRA TIL the human brain is estimated to compute at roughly 1 exaFLOP (10^18 operations) per second. The world's currently largest supercomputer operates at 0.2 exaFLOP/s and consumes 13 Megawatts. Our brain uses 20 watts.
X0nyD TIL according to the US women's clothing catalog sizes system, a 2011 size 0 is equivalent to a 2001 size 2, and is larger than a 1970 size 6 or 1958 size 8.
EAP7 TIL that Target has 2 U.S. based forensic labs where they solve retail crimes, felonies, homicides, and special circumstances cases for law bureaus that need the extra manpower, facilities, resources and time – free of charge.