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TIL that Cornell University has its own dairy farm with over 900 cows.

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p8kAN TIL that NCAA basketball players’ numbers are required to be base 6 so that referees can signal the two numbers with fingers on each hand.
xVyd1 TIL that uninsured Americans just die if they can't afford to pay their medical bills.
l8Ya TIL a WWII pilot with a severely damaged B-17 encountered a German flying ace who didn’t shoot him down and instead offered a salute all because of honor.
papG TIL that one of the mightiest pirates that ever lived was a Chinese female prostitute. She controlled 1,800 ships and 80,000 sailors.
V1Dp TIL: There is a Scientology drug rehab program called “Narconon”. It uses saunas, vitamins, minerals and oils to tackle the effects of drug addiction but critics say it’s “medically unsafe” “quackery” & “medical fraud”