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TIL there are no Walmarts in NYC (all 5 boroughs) whatsoever due to political pressure as well as neighborhood, labor and environmental groups and small businesses

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xBLk TIL according to OkCupid, by age 30 the average iPhone user will have about 10 to 12 sexual partners… while the average Android user will have about 6
mxlrp TIL that there is a system where cows can choose when they are milked. The whole process is automated, customized for each cow, and has seen cows living 30% longer than those at farms that use traditional methods.
9YgKp TIL The sun is not yellow, it’s white. Rayleigh scattering both makes the sky appear blue and the sun appear yellow by scattering the suns rays.
xbVB TIL Layne Staley (former lead singer of Alice in Chains) was found over a week after he died not because his friends or family notified someone, but because his accountant noticed he hadn’t withdrawn money from his account in a week.
nwKo TIL the common garden snail can pass over the edge of razor blade without harm