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TIL that Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but by Indian mathematicians

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XEWwk TIL Netherlands is the World's 2nd largest food exporter after the USA (which is around 270 times larger in area) The Dutch Farmers produce crops 'sustainably' with low usage of water/pesticides. The usage of Antibiotics for poultry & livestock has also decreased significantly since the last decade
neXY TIL there is an organization called ‘After the Rapture Pet Care’, in which Christians may register their pets for non-believer volunteers to feed and care for, in case of Rapture.
Z8k4Q TIL that everyone senses smell differently
WkkDX TIL that hypochondria is the name of an actual anxiety disorder, like OCD, that has been commonly misused by the public.
1vOr TIL in 2010, that Senator Roy Ashburn, who had voted “anti-gay” for all eight years that he was in office, was arrested on a DUI while leaving a bar with another man and now openly admits to being gay.