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TIL that the Earth rotates around its axis 366 times every year

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X0Owr TIL that FDA requires prior notification of any foods being imported into the US and its Prior Import List has over 100 different species of edible insects and over 200 food products made from insects
pYOoO TIL that the oldest continuously running maternity hospital in the world is in Dublin. It was established in 1745. By Bartholomew Mosse. 9,000 babies are born here every year.
Vy4D TIL scientists are working on plans to equip the International Space Station with a laser cannon to zap space debris in an effort to clean up the 3,000 tons of discarded satellites and other garbage in orbit
E164x TIL that one controversial scene in Hitchcock's Psycho was when Marion flushed the money down the toilet because "no flushing toilet had appeared in mainstream film and television in the United States at that time".
b9ZR7 TIL ducklings indicate signs of abstract thinking. Ducklings demonstrated the ability to think abstractly within hours of being hatched, distinguishing the concepts of “same” and “different” with success.