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TIL the reason Mr. Rogers said out loud he was feeding his fish was because a visually disabled fan wrote in and said she was worried about the fish.

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0w7d1 TIL Nearly 60% of the world’s agricultural land is used for beef production, yet beef accounts for less than 2% of the calories that are consumed throughout the world.
RaMa TIL in India, in order to promote lower birth rates, authorities have created a sterilization lottery. Individuals that volunteer to be sterilized are given 600 rupees and their names are put into a lottery to win televisions, motorcycles, food processors, and the grand prize, a Tata Nano.
GPDj TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.
VBMVG TIL about the Journal of Porn Studies, dedicated to understanding the cultural, economic, historical, legal and social impact of pornography
5VxMr TIL Leopold's conquest and enslavement of Congo (under the guise of humanitarian work) was so barbaric that the severed hands of Congolese natives became a currency