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TIL Belgium Is Home to the World’s Only Sourdough Library

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B7oW TIL- Benjamin Franklin is credited for the social innovation of “paying it forward”.
pYewZ TIL there is a test for anal grip strength
nejZb TIL Australian doctor Barry Marshall was mocked by physicians of his time when he hypothesized that the bacterial species H. pylori can cause stomach ulcers. To prove his hypothesis, he drank cultured H. pylori and developed stomach ulcers as a result. He later received the Nobel Prize in 2005.
ep4oJ TIL we're banking cells of endangered animals so we can reintroduce them in case they go extinct when humanity learns to treat the planet better
gVw7 TIL In the TV show “Home Improvement”, the “Tool Time” audience is the actual live studio audience.