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TIL Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" was never about the meatpacking industry. Sinclair intended it as a "breaking of human hearts by a system which exploits the labor of men and women for profit".

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yV59X TIL that an ESA Astronaut nearly drowned in his spacesuit during a 2013 spacewalk.
grrPy TIL Parrots eat clay to increase their sodium levels, especially when food is scarce. This is most common during the breeding season when parrots need extra minerals to feed their young. Clay helps eliminate toxins from the body, allowing parrots to eat toxic foods without becoming ill.
R7XVa TIL that in January 2005, the US Navy’s submarine, USS San Francisco, traveling at full speed under 525 feet of water hit an uncharted undersea mount, resulting in one death and many injuries.
YZLW TIL that cuckoo finches lay more than one egg in a victim’s nest to trick the host parent into fostering their young for them. When there are multiple eggs, the host parent cannot tell the fraudulent eggs apart from its own
E1lNo TIL The neon lights above Gordon Ramsey Steakhouse in Las Vegas are actual recorded hand movements of Gordon Ramsey making his signature dish Beef Wellington