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TIL that the original food pyramid given to the US govt by nutritionists was altered for the benefit of the food industry and grain growers.

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6E6EW TIL that "right-wing" and "left-wing" labels originated from the French Revolution, in which anti-royalists sat on the left of the French National Assembly hall and pro-royalty sat on the right.
0dgMA TIL 601 Lexington Avenue—once the 7th-tallest building in the world—was in danger of being toppled over by high winds due to a structural error. It was secretly fixed and the public had no idea anything was wrong until an article about it came out decades later.
rRnmy TIL of Taro Tsujimoto, a fictional Ice Hockey player created by the Buffalo Sabres. Fed up with how long the 1974 draft was taking, the Sabres drafted a fake player named after a local Japanese shop. The NHL made the pick official and only found out just before the start of training camps that year.
6EpEZ TIL about Zacharie Cloutier, who is the common ancestor of Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt, and Jim Carrey (to name a few).
pGGO TIL that companies would have factories in the North Mariana Islands so they could pay Chinese workers $3 an hour to make clothing labeled “Made in the USA” without having to comply with US labor laws. This resulted in hazardous work conditions, forced prostitution & forced abortions on the workers.