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TIL it takes the light from the sun about 8 minutes to reach earth

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X0G9j TIL Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, refused to sell to corporations, citing the Bible: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Instead, he gave his $100M company to his 700 employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company now sells in over 70 countries.
8a5mb TIL that vegetable oil can be used to power cars with a diesel engine.
VV8k TIL that due to a popular anime cartoon, thousands of raccoons were imported from North America for Japanese children to keep as pets. When the cartoon’s protagonist later released his raccoon into the wild on the show, many of the pet owners did the same, creating chaos in the ecosystem to this day
oR9wK TIL about the Okipa Festival, which is a festival that tests participants physically, mentally, and spiritually, challenging them to endure pain and hardship to prove their strength, dedication, and readiness to take on adult responsibilities within their communities.
a8MlZ TIL Kassandra in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated and cursed by god Apollo to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. Her name is used as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed by anyone.