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TIL Organic is a marketing tool, and some organic companies use 3rd parties to spread fear of GMO through misinformation.

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7r7dP TIL : Bob Marley’s dad was white
7rK1P TIL Whenever a new Podestà was elected in 16th century Treviso Italy, the Fontana Delle Tette had red wine flowing from one of the woman’s breasts while white wine poured from the other. The torrent of free tipples lasted for three days and was free for all citizens
oBxZL TIL that there are so many water-filled caves under Florida that divers can swim between sinkhole-created lakes, under highways, businesses, schools, and houses.
DQPJD TIL that the city of York, England, had a store called "Ghost Merchants", specialized in the craft and sell of "York Ghosts", little figures of ghosts decorated with colors and details, a tradition that trace back to the victorian age.
MMX7 TIL the Imjin river in South Korea is nicknamed ‘river of the dead’ because large numbers of dead North Koreans have floated down it.