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TIL South Australia is the only place in the world where a flavoured milk drink outsells Coca-Cola by triple the amount

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yQnEe TIL Mussolini beleived pasta was the reason for many problems in the italian society and pushed for rice based food like risotto.He had support from artists of Italian Futurism, who claimed that pasta made people weak and lazy.
awBLL TIL that drowning is often quick and silent. While drowning, the victim's mouth can only stay above the water for just enough time to breathe. The victim is not usually able to wave or yell for help. Because of this, most onlookers assume the event to be regular swimming.
4kmeo TIL about Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities, quasi anarchist communities of 300k people existing since 1994 in the middle of Mexico... and still working well 30 years later!
VPL8 TIL - In 2012, the movie “Jack and Jill” was nominated for 12 Razzie awards and won in every category (the first time in the history of the Razzies that one film won every award)
Bgv4K TIL about a Yale study revealing kids who watched "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" learned more and were generally more patient than those who watched "Sesame Street."