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TIL Sloths lose 1/3 of their body weight when they poop, which happens once a week on the ground, and in the standing position.

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G0GE TIL that despite constituting less than 0.1% of the prison population, the Aryan Brotherhood is responsible for 18-25% of prison murders.
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