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TIL McDonalds is the biggest toy distributor in the world

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gM1pb TIL about Pando,the largest (6 million kilograms) and one of the oldest (~80,000 years old) organisms on earth. Because quaking aspen trees reproduce better through suckering than seeding, the 106 acre grove of quaking aspens in south central Utah is a single organism with shared genetic code.
E1gX0 TIL America's oldest farm has been operating continuously since 1636
bQj0 TIL Quaker Oats promoted their cereal in 1955 by giving away 1 square inch of land in Canada in each box sold. In the end, it totaled up to 19 acres
Bgp6K TIL cows don't have upper front teeth, instead they have dental padding, which helps them hold on to more gras while grazing
wL0vM TIL the famine in China during the 1958-1962 Great Leap Forward was so bad there were several cases of cannibalism ocurring