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TIL that, despite being 10 times smaller than California, The Netherlands is the world's second largest exporter of agricultural and food products: In addition, Dutch farms are some of the most water-efficient in the world

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QJ4aL TIL that the official divorce complaint of Mary Louise Bell, wife of world-famous physicist Richard Feynman, was that "He begins working calculus problems in his head as soon as he awakens. He did calculus while driving in his car, while sitting in the living room, and while lying in bed at night."
Xb96 TIL When an NPR reporter says “We reached her on Skype” they’re doing so not to plug the service, but because Skype’s terms of service require it.
nWr57 TIL Girl Scout Cookies sells $800 million worth of cookies every year!
woOxE TIL about Jimi Heselden, who purchased Segway in 2009. 9 months later he fell into a river while riding a Segway and died.
mxLrv TIL that hair and fingernails appear longer after death because the skin surrounding them dehydrates and retracts.