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TIL Studies have shown that between 99.0% and 99.9% of all participants in multi-level marketing schemes lose money.

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VBmGk TIL that seaweed and red algae help reduce methane catalysts in livestock by up to 90%; and that the cost of irrigating animal feeds is water;and slurr in closed spaces is more prone to produce greenhouse gases than in open spaces.And that 41% of Netherland's greenhouse gas source comes from cows
KY0VE TIL that is was a common practice of the Roman emperor Geta to make puzzles for his grammarians, asking them to characterize the sounds of different animals
wBa8 TIL Saturday morning cartoons vanished in the 2000’s largely due to the “Children’s TV Act” requiring stations to have 3 hours of educational/informational (E/I) programming per week. To avoid the stations affiliates scheduling the E/I during their weekday shows, Saturday morning’s took the hit.
Z8A6Y TIL that plankton produces 50-85% of the worlds oxygen.
dKbj TIL The Mars Corporation (M&Ms, Snickers) has revenues of $30 billion/yr, remains family-owned, and is the 3rd largest private company in the U.S.