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TIL scientists believe MSG is perfectly safe. The MSG “myth” is based a single complaint from a scientist who once ate Chinese food, got sick and decided to blame it on the additive.

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n9no TIL the largest number of children born from one woman is 69. Mrs. Vassilyeva, a Russian peasant, gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets from 1725-1765. 67 of those children were said to have survived infancy.
0noR TIL the word “plankton” is plural and “plankter” is the individual noun.
PX0E TIL That ‘District 9’ is the outcome of the failed 'Halo’ movie
GAXrj TIL If you can voluntarily control your middle ear (tensor tympani) muscles to create a rumbling noise inside your head, you are extremely rare.
Kg4Q TIL that a form of punishment towards homosexuality in Iraq involves using a strong glue to seal the anus, followed by the inducing of diarrhea, which results in torturous death.