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TIL the skin of a kiwi is perfectly edible and is loaded with fiber and vitamin C.

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0d7EM TIL there is a TWISTER MUSEUM!!!
oR5nK TIL about Famadihana, a funerary tradition of Madagascar. People bring forth the bodies of their ancestors from the family crypts, rewrap them in fresh cloth, and rewrite their names so they will always be remembered. The practice is thought to be connected to pneumonic plague transmission
Axk4 TIL after hurricane Katrina, 4,500 public school teachers were fired in New Orleans, teacher unions were outlawed, and almost all schools were privatized
wLxNP TIL Jean-Baptiste Lully died of a gangrenous abscess after accidentally piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a Te Deum. It was customary at that time to conduct by banging a staff on the floor. He refused to have his leg amputated so he could still dance
4kD7X TIL that individuals who have even one psychotic episode after cannabis use have a 47% higher chance of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder