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TIL the mafia used to control the artichoke industry in NYC, ultimately leading to Mayor LaGuardia banning the vegetable in 1930

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lDWN TIL Male mice fed yogurt were shown to have 10x fur density/luster, larger testicles, and more swagger
eJQ6 TIL The film version of George Orwell’s book Animal Farm was secretly funded by the CIA.
gMLRD TIL 71 new species were discovered in 2019. Among them are the gorgeous looking cat-eyed cardinalfish & a fish called Wakanda. There have been 1,375 new species discovered since 2010!
kOM1g TIL that the organism Mycobacterium Leprae, which causes Leprosy, has never been successfully grown in a lab in non-living media. It can only be cultivated in animal specimens, specifically on armadillo feet. This makes the organism extremely difficult to study and nearly impossible to eradicate.
4WX5 TIL that Dragon Ball characters Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Kami, Mr. Popo, Jeice, Recoome, Korin, Burter, Shenlong, Zarbon, Guru, Porunga were all voiced by the same guy