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TIL Rice farming occupies almost a third of Earth’s fresh water.

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JYnjm TIL That when Alfred Hitchcock was 6, his father punished him for a minor offense by sending him to the local police station with note telling the officer on duty to put Alfred in a cell for 5 minutes without telling him for how long. Framed innocents are a main theme of his movies.
lLoA TIL that Henry Heimlich, the man who created the Heimlich Maneuver, is still alive
LVA9 TIL that Justin Timberlake guest-starred as a singing booger in an episode of The Cleveland Show
610l TIL the Romanian word for ‘Turkish Delight’ directly translates into English as 'shit’.
jN1ln TIL that Wayne Allwine, the voice actor who played Mickey Mouse for 32 years, got married to Russi Taylor who voiced Minnie Mouse. They remained married for 18 years and continued voicing their iconic characters until Allwine passed away in 2009.