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TIL: An estimated 70 percent of antibiotics are sold in the United States for use in meat production.

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mx7Mx TIL about the extinct Antarctic wolf, which was the only land mammal native to the Falkland Islands and was so tame that "it was possible to lure the animal with a chunk of meat held in one hand, and kill it with a knife held in the other"
gnD8 TIL: NASA has found that under certain conditions the moon rings like a bell.
5VYQ8 TIL when Spotify was listed on the NYSE, a Swiss flag was placed outside of the building. It should have been the Swedish one.
6EwpZ TIL Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and work together to cause an estimated $445-600 billion of harm globally per year.
NP6 TIL that a Pistol Shrimp can vaporize water with its claws, and for an instant that bubble is as hot as the sun - YouTube