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TIL that, at it's original publication, The Hobbit did not take place in Middle Earth, or the greater Legendarium Tolkien had created. This was only changed with the publication of The Lord of the Rings.

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e0vdk TIL that while Mexico only drinks 50% more soda per capital than the US(100L & 150L respectively), the Mexican state of Chiapas drinks 820L per capital every year(2.2L per day) due to the drink being introduced into the religious activities of the Mayan people of the region
wobMM TIL about The Wada Procedure, in which chemicals are used to shut down half of a conscious patient’s brain to help determine potential risks of brain surgery
0doBL TIL that the pangolin's tongue is the length of its entire torso and not attached to the back of its mouth like with other animals, but instead somewhere deep in its body between the rib cage and the pelvis.
gN0y TIL a girl who had half of her brain removed at age 8 grew up to earn a Master’s degree and become a speech pathologist
7rWXr TIL when Newfoundland agreed to be annexed by Canada in 1949, one of the conditions was that Islanders continue to be allowed to produce and sell margarine