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TIL, there's a condition called, "Encopresis" wherein the sufferer loses control of their bowels after holding in their stool as long as they can first.

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x6Bgo TIL: On November 12th, 1970, The Bhola Cyclone hit the country of Bangladesh and killed over half a million people in one day. Millions more died in the aftermath of the storm, including a famine, a genocide, and a war that was close to nuclear Armageddon.
Jw0l TIL that Artist Siren Elise Wilhelmsen designed a Clock that knits a Scarf a year
eamL TIL our galaxy isn’t just a spiral galaxy but a bar galaxy
MDmB TIL that in the movie “The Program” there was a scene where football players laid in the middle of the highway to prove they have nerves of steel as vehicles avoided them. In real life this stunt was copied but vehicles ran over each person instead of avoiding them.
EgYkw TIL that ciabatta is not a long-established, traditional Italian bread. It was invented in 1982, largely as a response to the popularity of French baguettes.