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TIL that “sell by” and “best by” dates are unregulated and have no relationship to safety, part of why Americans toss 160 billion pounds of food every year.

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9xjr TIL that adjusted for inflation, Porno classic ‘Deep Throat’ is possibly the highest grossing film of the 70s, surpassing even Star Wars.
mx6No TIL Sailors from 1700-1980 used distillation of sea water to create safe drinking water and current navy fleets can desalinate more than a million of gallons of water a day and be used in times of drought on land.
KYDkE TIL one of the first attempts to make a numerical (0-10) pain scale involved burning the hands of women in labor and asking them to compare the pain to contractions.
VKy8 TIL Jim Lahey ( John Dunsworth ) is Sarah’s (Sarah Dunsworth ) father in real life
M70y0 TIL the US has the most volcanoes of any country, with 162 volcanos, 40 of which have been active since 1960, BUT 55 of Indonesia's 120 volcanos have been active since 1960.