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TIL that California produces 82% of the world’s almonds.

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E1Gbw TIL US Marines have strict rules about tattoos, like leaving a two inch gap on the elbow for vein access and uniform reasons.
rRDP4 TIL after the 2001 Anthrax Attacks, a postal facility in Brentwood, Washington DC was contaminated with the spores & remained closed for 24 months. Its clean up process cost $125 million
KY6OQ TIL LCPL Thomas E. Creek, A US Marine was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action during the Vietnam war on February 13, 1969. While fighting, He was shot in the neck, Fell into a gully where others were taking cover, and rolled onto a grenade saving the lives of 5 of his fellow Marines.
5YoJ8 TIL yogurt was invented in 5000 BC and the combination of yogurt and honey was called "the food of the gods".
dNmd TIL The UK has 4 nuclear submarines as a nuclear deterrent, each has an identical “letter of last resort”. These letters contain orders from the current PM should the government collapse due to nuclear attack. The PM has only four options to choose and they’re destroyed unopened upon a new PM.