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TIL 85% of fat people who met and married their spouse while Fat and later had Bariatric surgery, divorce their Spouse within 2 years of surgery

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6BjZ TIL of a sea slug that eats algae until it incorporates the algae into its tissues, eventually ceasing to eat and getting all of its energy from the sun directly.
69V6X TIL forced adoption in Australia was the practice of taking babies from unmarried mothers, against their will, & placing them for adoption. It occurred in the late 20th century, with around 250,000 Australian children estimated to have been removed from their families and handed to infertile couples
gMOoX TIL Robert Hooke, despite pioneering the experimental method and discovering many elements of gravitational theory first, was almost entirely erased from history by Sir Isaac Newton because they did not like each other and Newton lived 25 years longer, allowing him to edit history to his favour.
yVQ1p TIL during the monsoon season, the Mekong River swells so much it forces the Tonle Sap River to flow backwards, away from the sea, filling Tonle Sap Lake, temporarily making it the largest freshwater lake in SE Asia. It’s the only river in the world that changes direction seasonally.
wop9J TIL about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a disorder characterized by extreme, uncontrollable anxiety in the face of anything perceived as a "demand." Those with PDA may try to avoid not only the demands of others, but also the demands of their own body, such as for hunger or sleep.