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TIL: That a man in the 60’s starved himself for a year under medical supervision and survived. He lost 275 lbs!

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J5Nm TIL there is a 42 kilobyte “zip bomb” which will extract itself to 4.5 Petabytes
dOnK TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.
E1EAX TIL tears contain leucine enkephalin, a natural pain killer, which is suggested to be the mechanism behind the experience of crying from emotion making an individual feel better.
RJXa TIL France has done more nuclear weapons testing than the UK, China, Pakistan, India and North Korea combined
Bgr0e TIL Captain Robert Campbell whilst a prisoner of the Germans in WW1 asked the Kaiser to visit his dying mother in England. Surprisingly he was given permission, provided he returned to prison afterwards. He did