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TIL a young farmer in India has broken the world record rice harvest by 3 tonnes per hectare using only organic methods.

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gM8OL TIL life expectancy in the US has declined for two years in a row. The last time it fell two years in a row was 1962-63.
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lMwN TIL Roman Emperor Constantius described himself on occasion as ‘redditor lucis aeternae’, bringer of eternal light.
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