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TIL that 95% of consumers buy organic foods because they thought it meant it was pesticide free, even though farmers use pesticides on organic crops.

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x6vw5 TIL of Mahubah, the racehorse that was the mother of the famous champion Man o’ War
OG4Z7 TIL The Laki eruption in 1783 caused the death of 20% of Iceland's inhabitants, 50% of its livestock, and disrupted weather in Europe and North America for months afterward
696nl TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted to tattoo hearts on his face!
m1mPM TIL an artist created 90 pieces of artwork which are just cans of his feces. The most recent sale for one of the cans was about $291,000 usd. I learned this on QI.
kJPKd TIL about William J. Morrison, co-inventor of the cotton candy machine, was a dentist.