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TIL that according to every estimate available the average European was much richer than the average Indian and Chinese even before the Industrial revolution had happened

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grE4y TIL that how ‘Lubrication' provided by tiny air bubbles released from under the feathers could allow penguins to gain enough speed to leap out of the water and onto the ice shelf And scientists are mimicking this robots.
9YPA6 TIL 25% of global land use and land-use change is driven by beef production.
8Q9G TIL According to a study, Ohio actually has the people with the foulest language, they are followed by Maryland and then New Jersey.
yV7EM TIL There was once a highly contagious disease that caused people to start dancing uncontrollably!
Z1Jp TIL most Beagles are born with a white tipped tail. That was a trait selected by breeders to make them easier to identify among tall grass and dense vegetation while hunting.