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TIL That Israel made a reform requiring food companies to mark high sugar and fat percentages on the package with red stickers

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l7xM1 TIL about Ruby Roman grapes, which are only sold in Japan. Each grape is the size of a ping pong ball and is individually examined to ensure its quality. In 2008 a single grape sold for $910 and in 2016 a single bunch of grapes sold for almost $11,000
9YEVQ TIL octopuses are anti-social towards other octopuses by nature, but when given MDMA they’re much more friendly and try to “hug” each other
BgM8W TIL about Kessler Syndrome, which describes the exponential growth of space debris, as collisions between space junk create smaller and difficult-to-track pieces of debris that contaminate our orbital real estate.
GYMDj TIL If the Andromeda Galaxy were brighter, it would look 6 times wider than the moon in our night sky
E1maW TIL John "Scatman" Larkin Referenced Stuttering in His Hit Songs Due to Him Having a Severe Stutter That Didn't Appear When He Sang.