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TIL from a 2014 paper that the majority of weight loss occurs via breathing: "According to researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia, when weight is lost, the majority of it is breathed out as carbon dioxide."

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dD4DK TIL that Spiro Mounds, a Native American "King Tut's Tomb", were ransacked, desecrated, and destroyed by a group of local treasure hunters in 1935, and is considered the worst looting of an archaeological site in US history.
QJMv6 TIL the oldest person who ever lived (122 years) smoked cigarettes from age 21 (1896) to 117 (1992).
4kOXR TIL that US Representatives don't have to live in their district, just their state
wVXJ TIL: In 2008, Vermont was both the healthiest place to live and the least religious state in the USA.
rN90o TIL the longest traffic jam in history lasted for 12 days. It occurred in China in 2010 on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and stretched for over 62 miles (100km).