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TIL A 2008 study found that fast food hamburgers were made up of only 12% meat. The rest was water weight, bone, cartilage, plant matter, and parasites.

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Koxa TIL of Raymond Robinson who was so badly injured in a childhood electrical accident that he could not go out in public without fear of creating a panic, so he went for long walks at night.
e0PBn TIL The apple variety "Red Delicious" only exists because the unwanted apple seedling managed to regrow after being discarded.
awOjJ TIL childhood bullying can cause lifelong psychological damage in adults, including depression, anxiety, social withdrawal and severe trust issues.
oOO7 TIL that George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the only Presidents not to have held a political office when running for President of the United States
aoBb TIL a pollination technique invented by a 12 year old slave is the reason Vanilla is commonly available today