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TIL that Henri Nestle invented his breast milk substitute to help Europe’s high infant mortality rates. Today, Nestle abuse their market power to get African mothers hooked on their products.

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wYw7 TIL that the official date for Opposite Day is the 25th of January.
MeobV TIL of "Cat Pawsitive," a program which encourages cat shelters to teach orphan cats to do a "high-five" with humans, making cats more attractive for adoption. Over 400 cats who participated were adopted during the first two semesters of the program.
wopVY TIL There is a tradition in the US submarine fleet where the cribbage board of Richard O’Kane, one of the most famous US submarine commanders of WWII, is handed down to each oldest fast-attack submarine in the Pacific Fleet.
LQDpp TIL that Jeremy Renner (best known for his role as Hawkeye in the MCU) worked as a Makeup Artist early on in his career
8yL TIL the Higgs Boson was originally nicknamed “the Goddamn Particle” not “the God Particle”.