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TIL Socrates left no written work, and all we know about him is what other people (specifically Plato) wrote about him

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nej0d TIL in 1832 after the death of philosopher Jeremy Bentham his body was preserved and displayed in the University College London, however his preserved head was henceforth placed in secure storage after it was stolen by several students and found in a luggage locker at a Scottish railway station.
Jo4v TIL Homer’s classic epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are only part of an eight story saga. The remaining parts have been lost to the ages.
eprP4 TIL sloths only poo once a week and can lose up to a third of their body weight with one poo. They come down from trees and dig a hole to poo in, and no one is sure why they risk their lives to do this
wowQ8 TIL Biting insects continue to be used as sutures in parts of Africa and South America. The edges of the wound are brought together, and an ant is allowed to bite through both ‘lips’; when its jaws are firmly locked, the insect’s thorax and abdomen are broken off, leaving the head and jaws.
lo7R7 TIL A Famous Chef in NYC Made Cheese From His Wife's Breastmilk.