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| Jadwiga as imagined by Bacciarelli |
Despite his blindness, the musician Ray Charles was a chess-playing fanatic who was known to set up games between concerts.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. |
| Noah Webster painted by Samuel F. B. Morse |
The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Program and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Over 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food.
Nearly 690 million people are hungry, up 10 million since 2019.
Only nine plant species account for 66% of total crop production, despite the fact that there are at least 30 000 edible plants.
Approximately 14% of food produced for human consumption is lost each year between the stages where it is grown or raised up to when it reaches the wholesale market. More food is wasted at the retail food and consumer stage.
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| Re-enactment of the first public demonstration of general anesthesia by William T. G. Morton |
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