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TIL A report about American fast food consumption concludes people actually eat more fast food as their income levels go up

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wVnY TIL that some ants keep domesticated livestock like humans
NXvkE TIL Green Tea consumption might damage the liver. This is thought to be caused by EGCG, a naturally-occurring chemical in the tea leaves, which is healthy in low doses - but kills liver cells in high doses
BrG0r TIL chimpanzees actually do understand rhythm and have been seen clapping and stomping specifically to the beat of a song
LxDv TIL of a Chinese general with 100 troops who had to defend a town against 150,000. He told his men to hide, flung open the gates and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat
oRJQY TIL The seven-day weekly cycle (Sunday→Monday→Tuesday→Wednesday→Thursday→Friday→Saturday) has remained unbroken since ancient Rome.