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TIL that Danielle Steel has sold over 600 million copies, outselling such iconic authors such as Stephen King and J.K. Rowling

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Brnrx TIL that honey bees are able to stab through the leaves of certain plants to trigger their flowering process weeks earlier than usual.
pY0DA TIL eating more protein is associated with a longer life span
VWa0 TIL A survey conducted by Smithfield showed that 65% of Americans would support bacon as their “national food.”
N7n5E TIL that the United States, and not Saudi Arabia or Russia, is the largest oil producer in the world
a8MrN TIL that on December 7, 2012, hospital nurse Jacintha Saldanha took her own life, just three days after being deceived by a prank phone call orchestrated by two Australian radio DJs. The call was part of a radio stunt related to Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales.