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TIL that “preposterous” is essentially Latin for “ass-backwards”

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6EgMW TIL there is an Asian Elephant sanctuary in Thailand for elephants that have been subject to cruelty by bad owners. Some are driven to exhaustion when used for logging, others are tortured to subdue them to become tame for tourist rides.
KYjgB TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest hiccuping spree is held by Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for 68 years straight
6EE5X TIL There are roughly 10 quadrillion ants on earth
ne48Y TIL real wasabi is actually pretty rare, expensive, and loses flavor within 15 minutes, so most of the time it’s actually made from horseradish.
woEnW TIL: By 2100, China’s population will only be within the 700 million range.