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TIL laws mentioned in the bible required farmers to leave parts of their fields unharvested for strangers, a practice that still exists in parts of the world

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0deQ1 TIL that that "Bring me the Horizon" got their band name from a line in Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of The Black pearl(2003)
78MZL TIL that only 15-20% soldiers fired their weapons during WWII. Those who would not fire did not run or hide—in many cases they were willing to risk greater danger to rescue comrades, get ammunition, or run messages.
OGkQR TIL Caffeine-Free Coca Cola didn't switch back from the New Coke formula released in 1985 to the original formula until 1989
694nQ TIL about K and R selected species. K-selected species are often larger, have longer lifespans, produce few young at a time, and exhibit logistic growth. R-selected species are generally smaller, have shorter lifespans, and produce many young, and exhibit exponential growth.
NXE7Q TIL that NASA's Parker Solar Probe is the fastest object ever built. It is estimated to reach a top speed of 191 km/s (430,000 mph) in 2025, 0.064% the speed of light.