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TIL instead of donating money, Toyota helped the NY Food Bank by increasing efficiency, cutting line wait times from 90 to 18 minutes.

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yVl7p TIL about the flesh-rotting “zombie” drug xylazine, a powerful tranquilliser normally used by veterinarians on large animals which recently made its way onto the global illicit drug market.
R5ba8 TIL That China's one child law involved a 'Family Planning Team' that hunted down pregnant women in hiding because they already had one child. That teams enforcement included inducing labor, then drowning or strangling the infant.
jdYp TIL 80 percent of American seafood is imported.
oBDwK TIL of Hazel Hill, a 13 year old schoolgirl who influenced the design of the Spitfire fighter aircraft. She and her father did the calculations that allowed for the aircraft to be fitted with 8 guns instead of 4. The aircraft became famous for winning the Battle of Britain.
wLBy6 TIL: Ceiling Fans have a directional switch (counter-clockwise & clockwise) that are meant for Warm & Colder Seasonal Months to benefit wind direction and how to stay cool during the summer months.