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TIL Archaeologists are able to follow Lewis and Clarks trail across America by looking for their Mercury laden poop.

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w0wW TIL that earthworms do NOT surface to avoid drowning when it rains… Instead, they come to the surface to move overland. Since worms breathe through their skin, the skin must stay wet in order for the oxygen to pass through it. And earthworms can actually survive for several weeks under water…
VMKgm TIL of Alexis Benoît Soyer (born 1810) who was one of the first “celebrity” chefs. In addition to creating recipes, he invented a stove for soldiers to use during the Crimean war, wrote books and pamphlets on cooking, and did a lot to help the suffering in Ireland during the potato famine.
VwR0 TIL natural vaginal lubrication is mostly blood plasma that seeps through engorged vaginal walls during female arousal.
4XBdN TIL that there's a legend that if the ravens of the Tower of London ever fly away, England will fall. Therefore, the wings of the ravens are clipped, so that they can't fly very far. Nevertheless, some still escape.
9JpQ TIL of an Anaheim chef who serves free pasta meals to “motel kids” whose families cannot afford permanent homes. The chef was inspired by his Italian mother who saw a child eating potato chips for dinner and told him in Italian, “You must feed them the pasta!” He has served over 270,000 meals.