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TIL that the 56,000 tonnes of food that Band Aid/Live Aid raised to relieve the 1983-85 Ethiopian Famine was left to rot at port due to Ethiopian Government Policies.

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8aQvG Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder may have found a type of "good" bacterium that could protect the brain against the harmful effects of stress. If confirmed in clinical trials, the results may lead to probiotic-based treatments against stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety.
drl7 TIL Milla Jovovich and Luc Besson developed the ‘divine language’ for the movie The Fifth Element. Both of them were fluent in it by the time the film production was finished.
X0XVD TIL that an average hurricane releases a phenomenal amount of energy through the formation of clouds and rain: about 5.2 x 10^19 Joules per day. This is about 200 times more electricity than humans produce planetwide.
rRnOM TIL A survey of 500 drivers found that 44 percent couldn't get a passing score on a written driving test. However, there's no limit to the number of times you can take a driving test
ne0Gd TIL: The most commonly used passwords around the world are 123456. 123456789. qwerty. password. 111111. 12345678. abc123.