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TiL in China a large industry developed using sewage as cooking oil.

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YpmjG TIL about Ehrlich, a Polish ping-pong player who played the longest point ever (2h 12m) in 1936 World Championships, and in WW2 was spared the gas chamber by the Nazis because they recognized him
VMEBD TIL a skinny person can actually eat more food than an obese person. While it runs counter to logic, obese people have more fat in their mid section and around their organs. A skinny person lacks this which allows their stomachs to expand further. This is why many competitive eaters are so skinny.
ADkp4 TIL thst all St. Patrick chased out of Ireland was paganism, and snakes have never existed in Ireland
ZK6D TIL The Korea Central Zoo in North Korea is home to a Parrot than can squawk ‘Long live the Great Leader, Comrade Kim Il-sung’ in English
9V1m TIL Warner Bros. spent $10 million on a “Mr. Limpet” remake starring Jim Carrey only to abandon the project when the animation tests were deemed “horrifying”