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TIL: the historical king of the republic of Venice was the "Doge"

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OonBg TIL a study found a meatless diet was not enough to help the environment. You also had to pick your vegetables. The study examined energy and resource use across all foods and found that many vegetables are worse for the environment than meat. Lettuce was found to produce more emissions than bacon.
kOLo1 TIL Auto manufacturers are trying to make it illegal for you to work on your own car.
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