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TIL: Some of The Beatles first gigs were eight hours long and fueled by stimulants.

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OGkNY TIL that the biomass of domesticated poultry (mostly chickens) is about three times higher than all wild birds combined. About 65.8 billion chickens were consumed as meat in 2016.
aww8J TIL it takes 300 people, 12,000 parts, and one year to make a single Steinway & Sons piano.
JYBAk TIL of RAF pilot Cyril Barton. During a raid over Germany, his plane was strafed repeatedly causing three of his crew to bail out. He dropped the bomb himself, flew the heavily damaged bomber home, crashed landed it and saved the lives of everyone onboard. He however would succumb to his injuries.
epd8L TIL Glyphosate exposure appears to have negative effects on tight junction proteins and intestinal barrier function AKA "Leaky Gut" - More evidence of the non-target effects of Roundup on the mammalian gut microbiome.
yQ64X TIL that a special vending machine was created to see whether crows are smart enough to use it. They are.