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TIL about "Aquaponics" which combines fish farming with plant farming, using water and waste from the fish to grow plants. It can require as little as 2% of the water used in standard farming methods.

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ANOaB TIL of the Guy Goma BBC interview. In 2006, major technology journalist Guy Kewney was set to be interviewed by the BBC regarding a major court case. After a producer asked for "Guy", Guy Goma, a man waiting for an IT job interview, was accidentally questioned live on television regarding the case.
eplx4 TIL Video Games Aren't Allowed To Use The "Red Cross" Symbol For Health
5D98 TIL you pay to have your star on the walk of fame in Hollywood. $30,000 to be precise.
0dkxv TIL: John Von Neumann learned an entire 7 year medical program in 2 weeks, can divide 8 digit numbers and converse in Greek at age 6, worked on the Manhattan Project, and published 150 papers in his life. Colleagues claim if he lived longer, the world would be drastically different.
nW7kG TIL that despite a large British advantage in numbers and experience, Americans defeated the British at New Orleans in 2 hours with a loss of 65 sailors, the British lost 2000.