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TIL Your brain is eating itself all the time

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Brwgx TIL even though fierljeppen is one of the most famous sports in the Netherlands, fierljeppen is not known as much in other parts of the world.
BrBMe TIL hippos will spray their poop using their tails in order to mark their territory. Since baby hippos' intestines are sterile, they eat their mother's feces in order to mark their territory as well.
Bl1K TIL Above the U.S Supreme Court there is a basketball court called “the Highest Court in the Land”.