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TIL that Chevron created Saudi Aramco.

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nX4P TIL: The Blood Moon, or Hunter’s Moon, was given its name because it would illuminate the prey of the hunter. Much like the harvest moon allowing farmers to harvest through the night.
5llB TIL that russian peasants used to practice 6 month periods of psudo hibernation each and every year to stave off starvation and famine. It was called the ‘Winter Sleep’ or 'lotska’.
7ybX TIL that India has the world’s largest backlog of court cases with over 30 million people awaiting justice, and it will take the Indian government approximately 466 years to clear the backlog of 30 million pending cases.
OovG4 TIL There’s cyanide inside avocado pits and apple seeds
mxr8p TIL Peanuts, pistachios and other 'nuts' that aren’t actually nuts. They’re legumes.