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TIL that the human body, if eaten, would be 81,500 calories. Based on the recommend daily intake of 2,500 calories, one average human body would feed one person for about one month.

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v1NW8 TIL the Turkish Straits crisis was an opening salvo of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union tried to take over two key channels in order to control Black Sea naval traffic. Stalin threatened to invade Turkey from the Balkans, prompting the Truman Doctrine of capitalist aid that put the country in NATO
LQdGr TIL that in 1909 the entire town of Ulysses, Kansas was relocated 3 miles west to escape their debts
vP5X7 TIL about the unusual death of Vladimir Likhonos, who died by dipping his chewing gum in explosive powder. He mistook the powder for citric acid, which he dipped his gum in to increase its sourness.
YpX87 TIL there hasn’t been a single verified death by spider bite in the USA in 40 years and Australia in 50 years
Y760v TIL that the theft of milk-crates accounts for approximately $80 million in annual losses. Despite 95% of the theft stemming from organized crime, the protecting legislation inadvertently gave law-enforcement the power to criminalize the possession of even a single crate by one individual.