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TIL: The Sleeper Hold Works By Cutting Off Blood Flow To The Brain, Causing Unconsciousness in Seconds

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KOkWR TIL that it takes 15 gallons of water to produce just 16 almonds and they rely on pesticides to grow successfully; the popularity of Almond Milk is causing environmental and sustainability problems in California where 80% of the world’s almonds are grown.
pY4OG TIL of Sidney Korshak, a lawyer who was the Chicago Mafia’s main man in Los Angeles. Korshak went to his death, without so much as a criminal indictment against him, let alone a conviction.
yQ4Bw TIL that only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes.
rYKo TIL the photo on the cover of Neil Young’s Silver and Gold was taken with a Game Boy Camera
NDZJ TIL in 1947 the US government simulated a biological warfare attack by spraying bacteria on the entire city of San Francisco without informing the residents or obtaining consent, in violation of The Nuremberg Code.