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TIL that a group of 25 people could maintain their energy balance for 60 days - eating one mammoth, 16 days - eating a deer, but only half a day eating another human.

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wByJ TIL of the “second brain” in humans located in the gastrointestinal tract and called the enteric nervous system. More than 90% of the body’s serotonin lies in the gut, as well as about 50% of the body’s dopamine.
9M0r TIL of a company making an alternative to rat poison for large populations. Instead of killing those that ingest the product, it makes a percentage of them sterile.
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