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TIL That the funny bone (ulnar nerve) is the largest unprotected nerve in the body.

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eoa5 TIL in a 2014 study of 3,000 married couples, Emory University discovered that couples who spent more than $20K on their wedding are roughly 46% more likely to get divorced than couples who spent $5-10K.
wLQ71 TIL The shaggy coat of sloths are host to symbiotic green algae which camouflages the sloth in trees and provides it nutrients. The green color of the algae makes sloths the only green mammal.
kO49d TIL that after the Gulf War, American fast food companies began aggressive marketing and expansion in Kuwait. Today Kuwait is the fattest country in the world, with over 70% of the population being overweight or obese.
xVemD TIL of the French Paradox, the low rate of French heart disease despite a diet rich in fat and alcohol
vELr TIL than in the 1950s, just over one in ten 14-16 year olds agreed with the statement “I am an important person.” By the late 1980s, that number had risen to 80 per cent.