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TIL that Belgians eat the most calories per person per day than any other country in the world at an average of 3,768 calories

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byLj TIL people wanted to look like they were on heroin in the mid-90’s
wLpX7 TIL that the female equivalent of "dude" is "dudette" or "dudess".
166ld TIL about the Baghdad Batteries. In 1938 twelve jars with copper cylinders and iron rods were found in Iraq. The jars when combined with grape juice produce approximately 1 volt of electricity. It is hypothesized these were the first batteries ever created, over two thousand years ago.
KYV4J TIL - Gophers were trialled to re-establish vegetation on Mt St. Helen's after it erupted. The results were positive but the experiment wasn't expanded.
D1Jdp TIL James Cook dubbed the islands of Hawaii 'the Sandwich Islands' to honour his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich, and this name was commonly used by foreign governments for well over fifty years.