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TIL The human colon explodes at 4 PSI (27.5 kPa)

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nW7Ld TIL when groundhogs peek out on Groundhog Day, they're looking for sex
4XMlJ TIL that to promote Windows 7's launch in 2009, Burger King in Japan released the Windows 7 Whopper, which had 7 patties totaling over 1,000 kcal and weighing 2.2 lb (1 kg). Originally planned to be sold for only 7 days, unexpected popularity led to its available period being extended to 16 days.
g6OD TIL lipstick may contain metal in toxic amounts. Daily use of lipstick and/or lip gloss may expose women to excessive amounts of the metal chromium which is associated with stomach cancer. Also, 75% of products tested contain lead. There is no way for consumers to find out a product’s metal content.
OGlB1 TIL a 2022 study of 517 Jordanian students found most perceived people wearing glasses as less attractive, confident and intelligent compared to when not wearing them. The negative attractiveness effect mirrors studies in Western countries, but the negative intelligence perception was new.
0dXNR TIL: That Owsley Stanley, legendary creator of the LSD that inspired Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze and sought after by the Hell's Angel's for his amphetamine production was also the key sound engineer for the Grateful Dead