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TIL That Pygmies Have a Life Expectancy of Only 16-24 Years

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mbo TIL that the song ‘Crabbuckit’ by k-os refers to 'crab in the bucket syndrome’, in which a group of crabs in a bucket will pull down any crab trying to escape thus ensuring their collective demise.
ZlgD TIL the steel used in the US to make structural beams, plates and reinforcing bars is nearly 100% recycled. Employing 1 metric ton (1000kgs) of recycled steel saves the need for the extraction and use of 1.1 metric tons of iron ore, 630 kilograms of coal, and 55 kilograms of limestone.
VM1ND TIL the Japanese never ate salmon sushi until the 1980s when a Norwegian businessman, hired by Norway's government to offload excess salmon, made a deal with a Japanese company to sell the fish in its grocery stores, leading to its popularity today.
70QM TIL that for 15 years, Wilson Sporting Goods has sold a volleyball that is identical to Wilson from the movie Cast Away.
wL0yJ TIL the original plot for the TV show Frasier had Kelsey Grammer playing a paralyzed media mogul cared for by a street-smart nurse in a Manhattan penthouse.