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TIL there are only 14 countries with an obesity rate higher than U.S.A, and all of them are tiny island nations in the Pacific or Caribbean (with the exception of Kuwait).

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VlwG TIL Walnut trees produce a toxin called juglone that is harmful to many other plant species which helps protect the tree’s territory to ensure it gets enough sunlight. The toxin can remain in the soil for years after the tree dies or is removed.
QNWjL TIL A close friend of the president Ronald Reagan and an heir to the Bloomingdale’s department store fortune, also known as “father of the credit card”, Alfred Bloomingdale was in a BDSM relationship with his mistress Vicki Morgan, who later was beaten to death with a baseball bat.
oBJ8K TIL John D. Rockerfeller once had an apprenticeship making $16 per month & his dream as a kid was to make $100,000. His personal fortune ended up being $1.4 billion by 1937 which makes him the wealthiest person in recent history.
b7Aa TIL that naked mole rats are practically superheroes - they don’t get cancer, their noses and mouths are unaffected by acid, they live 6x longer than other rodents, they hardly age, they can survive long periods of oxygen deprivation and can live in areas with severe heavy metal pollution.
R7Kw1 TIL during the forced removal of Native Americans to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears, many African American slaves were owned by tribes and forced to go as well. After the Civil War, the Freedmen founded their own communities and Oklahoma became home to over 50 All-Black Towns and settlements.