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TIL of an indoor vegetable factory in Japan that produces up to 10,000 heads of lettuce per day and uses just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields

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NXw6M TIL that a "Silent Man" in the UK repeatedly gets arrested for standing on one road to block traffic. He never speaks a word, not even to paramedics, police, the court, or his own lawyer. Ongoing for more than a decade. Everytime he is released, he repeats the crime and remains completely silent.
7rdxp TIL about the Druze, a religious group who believe that Jethro of Midian (Moses' father-in-law) is their anscestor and chief prophet. They also believe in the teachings of Plato, Aristotle, and Pythagoras and incorporate elements of both major and minor religions.
BJPL TIL when the British threatened to intervene on behalf of the Danes in the Second Schleswig War, Chancellor Bismarck simply replied “If the British Army landed in Europe, I’d get the Belgian police to arrest them”
OGMXL TIL Military dogs are traditionally ranked higher than their handlers, to make sure there's severe punishment for mistreating them
ZpXMD TIL a Dutch hotel chef was sued by her colleagues after she baked a cannabis-infused space cake for a surprise. Several employees got violently ill from eating the cake, she was fined the equivalent of 800 dollars.