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TIL wild mammals account for only 4% of the total mammal biomass on Earth (humans account for 36% and domesticated livestock 60%)

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lodPV TIL about Benson rafts, huge rafts up to 1000 feet long made of thousands of logs lashed together that used to be floated across 1,100 miles of open ocean from the mouth of the Columbia River to San Diego as a cheaper alternative to sending the logs by rail.
R5g7Q TIL that while Harland Sanders was a real person, he wasn't a real Colonel. He received the honorary title of Kentucky Colonel when he was 44. He didn't found KFC until he was 61 and he lived to be 90.
nevl7 TIL Sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.
8a4jL TIL about a obscure Nickelodeon show from the 80s where each episode focused on a kid with physic powers called "The Third Eye"
b9Nd0 TIL hay and straw are two totally different things. Hay is made up of legumes and used to feed livestock. Straw is a waste product of wheat and good bedding for animals.