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TIL boiled potatoes contain a protein called proteinase inhibitor 2 (PI2). This protein may suppress appetite which is what makes everyone feel full.

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MP5m TIL that a snail spent years glued to a card in the British museum before they realized it was alive
KNb9 TIL: Planned Parenthood rejected a $500,000 donation for the naming rights of a clinic in Texas where their funding is poor. Why? The would-be donor was Tucker Max.
Ypaad TIL that the world's first hard drive was larger than a refrigerator and could hold only 5 MB of storage
YpgXZ TIL that in 1987 when David Bowie performed “Heroes” near the Reichstag in West Berlin, a massive crowd gathered on the eastern side to hear him perform from over the wall. The performance is considered to be a catalyst to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
jN6WR TIL A researcher once played a recording of an elephant who had died. The sound was coming from a speaker hidden in a thicket. The family went wild calling, looking all around. The dead elephant’s daughter called for days afterward. The researchers never again did such a thing.