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TIL: Obesity is associated with job absenteeism and lower productivity at work costing employers $506 per obese employee per year.

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p8rO4 TIL: US Marines attempted to make Ice Cream in the Pacific by flying tubs of canned milk and cocoa up to 30,000 ft+ while under fire.
oRN9o Today I learned that Toyota, car company, started in the apparel industry of making silk-weaving looms
R5P4Q TIL that in a study done in 2020, painting eyespots on cattle butts was shown to be an effective measure in deterring predators.
J1jKv TIL: Lemons are not a naturally occurring fruit. They were created in SE Asia by crossing a citron with a bitter orange around 4000 years ago. They were spread around the world after found to prevent scurvy. Life didn’t give us lemons.. We made them ourselves.
NX8Wb TIL that when The Karate Kid was in pre-production, Crispin Glover was considered for Johnny Lawrence before William Zabka got the part.