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TIL human breast milk contains sugars (oligosaccharides) intended to feed intestinal bacteria, rather than the infant itself.

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6EJjX TIL a medical theory which holds that the human appendix serves as a storehouse for good bacteria, and helps to "reboot" the human digestive system after a chronic or short term diarrheal sickness
oB467 TIL that a crown was added to Liechtenstein's flag after the country found out at the 1936 Olympics that their flag was identical to that of Haiti
GYpM7 TIL An Ohio judge once sentenced a women to spend 8 hours at the "stinkiest, smelliest" part of the county dump, as punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."
xVKRb TIL that there are hot dog vendors who have been working at Fenway park for up to 40 years...making it a career
59BR TIL the “sugar buzz,” or hyperactivity in children as a result of sugar intake, is a myth