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TIL Trash is America’s #1 export to China

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lrL7 TIL: Scurvy does not occur in most animals as they can make their own vitamin C. Only humans, higher primates, guinea pigs, bats, and some birds and fish lack the necessary enzyme.
kLke TIL There is An Annual Wife-Carrying Contest in Finland called Eukankanto, Where The Reward is The Wife’s Weight in Beer
4XNy6 TIL that Tom Petty had a severe cold during the recording of "I Won't Back Down". George Harrison, whose vocals are featured on the recording, bought a ginger root, boiled it, and had Petty put his head in the pot to clear his sinuses. The final version was recorded moments after.
Yp7Wr TIL that adding salt on pineapples makes it sweeter. The salt reacts with the acids of the fruit, thus converting into a neutral compound and losing the sour taste. Because of this, the pineapple then becomes sweeter.
6rwX TIL That Jim Caviezel, the Actor that Played Jesus Christ in “The Passion of the Christ”, Was Struck By Lightning While Filming on Set.