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TIL water is opaque in most of the electromagnetic spectrum, except at visible light

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pYBgG TIL that Phil Sokolof, a wealthy businessman who ate fast food daily and suffered a heart attack, launched a $15 million dollar campaign against McDonald's for their "unhealthy menu", forcing the burger chain to switch from cooking in beef tallow to the "healthier" vegetable oil.
W7ePX TIL that the Financial Modeling World Cup is a competition for Excel enthusiasts who solve real-world case studies by creating financial models, with a $25,000 prize purse.
9YlM TIL Osama Bin Laden played Volleyball, And was apparently really good at it too
jNoBp TIL Switzerland requires all Swiss males to serve at least 260 days in their military. If a male citizen chooses not to serve, they must pay a special tax of 3 percent of their salary.
6xp8 TIL an estimated 1 in 4 Alabamans are functionally illiterate, meaning they’re unable to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level