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LZav TIL Your lips will start to decompose after eating too much pineapple because of the presence of the bromelain enzyme which is so strong that it breaks down the proteins in meats.
D5Nr TIL Patent trolls (more formally non-practicing entities that hold a patent) now account for 61% of all patent litigation (up from 5% 10 years ago), and lose 91% of all cases. Research has said these cases have caused half a trillion, and nearly $80 billion annually, in wealth loss since 1990.
b9ZAp TIL The 1954 animated adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" was anonymously funded by the CIA. They also influenced the film's development, including changing to a more optimistic ending, and changing certain characters' ideologies. Their involvement was kept hidden for over 20 years.
bVwp TIL, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a millionaire by the age of 30 from successful business ventures and investments, well before his career in Hollywood.
eXA4 TIL 75% of Americans do not believe Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of JFK, acted alone