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TIL there is less bacteria in urine than tapwater.

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n7EG TIL that the average North Korean teenager is 8 inches shorter than the average South Korean of the same age, due entirely to malnourishment and privation.
WZeo TIL there is no floating timeline in the animated series “Adventure Time.” Meaning the characters age as the show progresses. For example, Finn the Human was 12 during the first season and is now 16 years old.
5GbR TIL in 2004, a woman engaged to a video game programmer anonymously vented her frustrations about her fiancé’s brutal 85-hour work week in a single blog post which eventually led to three class action lawsuits and a $14.9M judgement against the company he worked for.
neE8G TIL Someone who is under the age of 21 in Wisconsin (and some other states) can legally be served alcohol at a bar and/or restaurant if they are in the company of a parent, guardian, or spouse who is over the age of 21.
rNwAW TIL that Hitler never called the Nazi symbol a "swastika" and called it a "hakenkreuz" (hooked/twisted cross) instead. Many Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists have advocated for adopting hakenkreuz in the English language to avoid confusion