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TIL that Mexico’s imports of fresh produce account for 69% of U.S. fresh vegetable import value and 37% of U.S. fresh fruit.

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x7nw TIL Kinder Morgan believes oil spills are good for the economy because it creates jobs to clean it up.
e011g TIL that after alcohol prohibition, patent applications from formerly "wet" counties dropped 12-13%. (P. 44)
Z6aG TIL Dwight D. Eisenhower spent his entire military career, from 2nd Lieutenant to five-star General, in logistics, training, and administration. He never saw combat.
9Ypw6 TIL: After the infamous 'Nipplegate' controversy at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show, the FCC received ~540,000 complaints. In Canada, where the Superbowl was also broadcast, only 50 complaints were received.
b6JPa TIL there are at least 40,000 native speakers of Ladin as of 2011, a written and spoken language in the Dolomite Mountains with similarities to Romansh (in Switzerland) and Friulian (in Italy). A standard form was developed for use in the whole Ladin-speaking region and is used on traffic signs