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TIL 40% of corn is used for ethanol to add to fuel; another 40% is used for livestock feed

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EgD1P TIL Nostalgia regulates loneliness by affirming social support. Research suggests that by using nostalgia, interventions can be successful in reducing the sense of loneliness and lack of self worth.
j6xbQ TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed.
OYOe TIL the “I should buy a boat” cat is from a Bjork music video.
W7EBY TIL that one of Pharoh Ramesses III's wives plotted to have him killed through his royal harem to have her son succeed him. He died, but his chosen heir still managed to take the throne.
y6da TIL of the existence of Truckers Against Trafficking a group of volunteer truckers who work together and train others to spot human traffickers…