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TIL that a community of dwarfs in Ecuador are practically immune to cancer and diabetes because of their unique genes.

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R1Xl TIL James Cameron was stricken with food poisoning and during his illness, Cameron had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator, which later catapulted his film career.
5Vj9 TIL there is nearly a 50:50 split (pun intended) between people that sit to wipe and those that stand to wipe their butts and that most people don’t even know the other way exists!
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4kdQN TIL Wisconsin produces more cheese than Italy
4X4ng TIL that Popeye has four nephews called Pupeye, Pipeye, Peepeye and Poopeye.