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TIL that we can reduce land use associated with cattle production by 92% (1.2 ha/tonne down from 14.2 ha/tonne) by raising them in silvopasture, an ancient practice in which cattle are raised on the same land as perennial tree crops.

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gAj7 TIL that the U.S. government produced 500,000 Purple Heart medals to prepare for the 1945 invasion of Japan. When the operation never took place, the medals were placed in storage and distributed. All military action since then (including Korea and Vietnam) still has not depleted the supply.
mxNaR TIL: the CEO of Charles Schwab often conducts interviews over breakfast, asking the cook ahead of time to slightly mess up the candidate's order. He judges their reaction as a test of their character.
pYo5b TIL that the placebo effect can have measureable physical effects on the body such as immune response and inflammation
nKRW TIL there’s a building in Toronto that has its windows coated with 24 karat gold leaf, worth over $1,000,000.
gM1jA TIL that the Concorde supersonic airliner burned two tons of fuel just taxing from the gate to the runway