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TIL that rice fields are flooded primarily for weed control, not because it provides optimal growing conditions for the rice plants, as I had always presumed.

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nyor TIL an entrepreneur exploited a loophole of a Healthy Choice pudding promotion. By purchasing 12,150 Healthy Choice puddings totaling $3,140, he was able to earn 1,253,000 frequent flyer miles. He also donated all of the puddings and received an $815 tax deduction.
Lolr TIL a 7th grader was ejected from a basketball game for dunking.
LyE9 TIL that “Sister” Amy Archer-Gilligan (1868-1962), who ran a nursing home, killed at least 5 people by poison (including her husband) but was possibly involved in more deaths as authorities found 48 deaths total at her nursing homes. Her story inspired the play and film Arsenic and Old Lace.
BgXgx TIL Despite its large population and high overall density, Mumbai has a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of about 1.3, even in some of the most central locations. New York is less dense but allows a FAR of 15
POpn TIL Companies that appear on the TV Show Shark Tank have to give away 5% of their companies equity or 2% Royalties.