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TIL of all high income countries, the US has the highest rates of overweight and obesity, with a third of the population obese. This rate projected to rise to around 50 percent by 2030.

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Xrdr TIL Sir Richard Branson’s only attempt as a music producer was a novelty record called “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” that consisted of sheep baa-ing over a drum machine track. It reached #42 on the UK charts in 1982.
Y7ePd TIL about the cross education effect, a neurophysiological phenomenon where exercising one of your limbs will improve strength in the other.
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P1E6w TIL that the Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds, and one of the most intelligent of all non-human animals. The expansion of its nidopallium is approx. the same in its relative size as the brain of humans. It is the only bird known to pass the mirror test.
e85L TIL The film Roar (1981) is considered the most dangerous film shoot in history. Over 70 crew members who worked with the predatory animals suffered injuries like bone fractures, scalpings and gangrene.