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TIL of Coffee Flour. Made from Coffee cherries, the discarded fruit surrounding the coffee bean. Gluten free, high in fibre and protein, and produced from a source which is currently being discarded at a rate around 75% of production.

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vPZV8 TIL In the past, Chinese orphanages were full of healthy girls due to the strict one-child policy and the common preference for boys. Now, Chinese authorities estimate that 98 percent of abandoned children have disabilities, both mild to severe
RQDl TIL James Huberty called a mental health clinic, asking for an appointment. His politeness conveyed no urgency to the operator and his call was logged as a “non-crisis” inquiry, to be handled within 2 days. The next day he committed of the worst killing sprees in America.
w6ZJ TIL that Charles Darwin didn’t refer to evolution (“evolve”) in his book, “Origin of Species”, until the very last sentence so that potentially outraged Christians would either lose interest and stop reading before finding it, or be forced to read the evidence first.
xVyQw TIL about 13-year old Eliza Armstrong who was purchased for £5 by journalist W.T. Stead in his attempt to expose sex slavery in Victorian London. Though his newspaper story led to tighter laws protecting women & girls, he was still arrested & jailed for abduction & procurement.
X014Q TIL. Flowers exposed to the playback sound of a flying bee produce sweeter nectar within 3 minutes, with sugar concentration averaging 20% higher.