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TIL bowling lanes have a very thin patterned coat of oil that is crucial to consistently landing a strike.

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wL0oE TIL People with lazy eye (amblyopia) are not lazy but they can’t control the way their eyes work. Common in children, it develops when there’s a breakdown in how the brain and the eye work together, and the brain can’t recognize the sight from 1 eye
M7yLV TIL Humans domesticated Cannabis 12,000 years ago. More than 3,000 years before we domesticated Maize (Corn)
5YAPR TIL there was actually a priest who turned to wrestling to support an orphanage and it wasn't just made up for the movie Nacho Libre
9Y9pr TIL the black soldier fly larva turns most organic substances into nutrient-rich protein and frass, a valuable organic fertilizer. Significant reductions in E. coli and Salmonella were measured in manure after larvae were introduced in it. They can also purify biomass contaminated with heavy metals.
kOWQ5 TIL that Italy's wealthiest man, Giovanni Ferrero, comes from the family that created Nutella spread and also produce Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tac mints, Kinder chocolate and Butterfinger bars.