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mMxx TIL that rice does not need to be grown in water, but since it can survive it, it is done so that weeds and other pests can be controlled, leading to higher yields.
aw0VN TIL the USSR changed to a six day week to force Christians to work on Sunday and made Christmas a national day of work
6EVnJ TIL most people who can touch-type greater than 70wpm with greater than 90% accuracy, also can't correctly recite from memory the layout of their keyboard.
d8X08 TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
9Z9Q TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.