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TIL the United States had a National Raisin Reserve from 1949 until 2015, when the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional due to the raisins being seized without market compensation.

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A5gw TIL that if you hyperventilate before swimming underwater or diving, you artificially reduce the amount of CO2 in your bloodstream, preventing the body’s ‘urge to breathe’ trigger, making you blackout and rapidly drown without warning.
X00oD TIL General Motors uses byproducts from their cars to create artificial stalactites for bats. These artificial caves help prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome (a deadly fungus) by reducing overcrowding & giving the bats more space.
6EVEw TIL the shortest passenger flight in the world takes about 90 seconds from take off to landing and links two islands in northern Scotland
YARv TIL that the CIA once owned dummy corporation, “Air America,” that operated as a civilian airline but was used to conduct military operations.
XGEj TIL In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.