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TIL that standard calorie counts for foods ignore the effect of cooking, and cooked food has significantly more effective calories because it's more easily digested.

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pYrDp TIL a Czech brewery employs crayfish to monitor water quality. The crayfish are fitted with high-tech sensors that monitor their movement and vitals. Any changes in the crayfish's condition or behavior alert the brewers to possible water issues.
oR7eA TIL, the Irish Potato Famine, an agricultural disaster that occurred between 1840 and 1850, resulted in over one million deaths and another million emigrants leaving the country.
Lovm TIL Hyperion is a world tallest living tree with the height of 115.61 meters (379.3 ft).
JnyB TIL Cats are the most popular pets in the world and that 1 out of every 3 American households have one.
jNBJN TIL in 1890, two lawyers wrote an article titled “The Right to Privacy". It is regarded as the first publication in the USA that advocated that individuals had a right to privacy. It describes the right as the "right to be let alone".