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TIL that the Ganges river receives around 19 billion gallons (72 billion liters) of sewage a day, most of which is untreated.

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ZAYD TIL Nintendo had its own cereal brand, created in 1988. It promoted both Super Mario Bros. & The Legend of Zelda. The box was divided in two so one could enjoy super mushrooms & goomba’s from the Mario side, as well as heart containers & boomerangs from the Zelda side.
joDv TIL that the Mormon Church advocates that it’s members stockpile up to 3 months worth of food “to prepare for adversity.”
8eAXP TIL Americans are eating out less and less. When Gen X was 18 - 24 years old they ordered from or ate at restaurants 284 times per year, Millennials 244 times per year when they were 18 - 24, and currently Gen Z eats out or orders from restaurants 218 times per year.
6WgY TIL that aspartame, the artificial sweetener, is made from genetically modified E.coli poop
E1KQw TIL that in 1910 spectroscopic analysis of volatile gases in the tail of Halley's Comet caused panicked buying of gas masks and quack "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas" by the public.