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TIL about the Lloyd's Bank Coprolite, the largest piece of human feces ever found by archeologists. It tragically broke into three pieces in 2003 after being dropped on show at an exhibition.

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OoeeL TIL: Dildo, unincorporated town in Newfoundland, Canada, population 1,198. “In the 20th century there were several campaigns to change the name, though all failed”