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TIL that film scores were not originally done for artistic reasons, but to drown out the sound of the projector

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kOve7 TIL weight loss occurs because most of it is breathed out. As you burn calories, the fat/carbs break down to carbon dioxide (80%) and water (20%). Similar to a car losing gasoline via the exhaust pipe.
Ojd1 TIL that the early owners of Listerine created the word ‘Halitosis’ in order to create a new disorder in which Listerine was the cure
dDWoZ TIL Chinese women once had to point out their medical troubles on ivory dolls
P8dG TIL contemporary Germans referred to Hitler’s style of mustache as a “snot brake.”
4klRo TIL: astronauts eat steak and eggs the morning of a launch because it makes them feel full longer and generates minimal poop (and not just out of a tradition started by test pilots who liked that meal).