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TIL: Mark Shepard took a degraded corn farm and turned it into a biodiverse, nutritionally dense, habitat-rich high-yield farm using regenerative agriculture which uses no chemical inputs, builds topsoil faster than previously thought possible, and outperforms conventional and organic agriculture.

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0wObp TIL about Joe Ronnie Hooper who was one of the most decorated soldiers of Vietnam and whose Medal of Honor citation reads like an action movie
epl8n TIL about Encephalitis lethargica. Known as sleepy sickness, it was a 10 year epidemic with no known cause and continues sporadically today.
R9e6 TIL that they’ve put armed rangers on guard 24/7 to protect the last male northern white rhino left on Earth
Z8ePp TIL that george harrinson got the first number one hit with " my sweet lord" in december 1970, then mccartney with "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” in September 1971, then ringo with "Photograph” in November 1973 and finally john with "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” feat. Elton John november 1974
l765a TIL John Hay started his career as a personal assistant to Abraham Lincoln and after Lincoln died, Hays became a true diplomat. He served under Presidents Hayes, Garfield, McKinley, and T. Roosevelt. His career spanned almost five decades. He died while he was still U.S. Secretary of State.