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TIL Tea is the most popular manufactured drink consumed in the world, equaling all others – including coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, and alcohol – combined

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neW TIL that the Body Mass Index (BMI) was created for a social statistics experiment, and was never intended to be an indicator of health.
NlxP TIL that since 1989, six-pack rings have been manufactured to be 100 percent photo-degradable, so the plastic will begin to disintegrate in just a few days, allowing animals to easily free themselves from the brittle and crumbling rings.
xVwm1 TIL that Peter Pan has been owned by Great Ormond Street hospital since 1927 - the rights were gifted by the author
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grXxA TIL, There is a rare blood group known as ‘h/h’ or ‘Oh’ which was first discovered in 1952 at Mumbai, India (Formerly Bombay), hence christening another name ‘Bombay Blood Group’. This blood is so rare that only 4 in a million would have it globally; however, every 1 in 10,000 have it in Bombay.