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TIL the mold in blue cheese is Penicillium

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8eaOG TIL Nancy Reagan was pro choice despite Ronald being pro life
ovdo TIL the British Armed Forces still have 21500 troops stationed in Germany - due to the establishment of the British Army of the Rhine after WWII. Only in 2020 will these troops be withdrawn.
MedL0 TIL the best way to determine a bear's age is looking at a cross-section of its tooth. The outer part of the tooth has layers. During each hibernation, a new, narrow dark line forms there. During each growing season, a new light area forms there.
EgG4d TIL that McDonald’s is the largest toy distributor in the world. with roughly 5000 happy meal sold every minute which translates to 1.5 billion toys a year
x6Bgo TIL: On November 12th, 1970, The Bhola Cyclone hit the country of Bangladesh and killed over half a million people in one day. Millions more died in the aftermath of the storm, including a famine, a genocide, and a war that was close to nuclear Armageddon.