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TIL baby Sanddollars (like a sea urchin) eat the heaviest bits of sand they can find, to weigh them down so they don't get swept away, like a teeny tiny weight belt

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vQND TIL that rabbit starvation, also known as protein poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that is caused by eating too much lean protein and too little fat, carbs, and other nutrients – even if the person is consuming an enormous amount of calories
Goyj TIL eating asparagus, broccoli, okra and citrus fruits can increase semen volume.
mx05P TIL in 1518 a "dancing plague" broke out in Strasbourg. Dozens of people started dancing for no apparent reason, some to the point of exhaustion and death. Some historians have attributed the plague to the accidental consumption of a fungus that contains a compound structurally similar to LSD.
mQ7o TIL: Due to the murder rate skyrocketing, in 2015 the Catholic Church performed an exorcism on the entire country of Mexico in order to help purge them of their demons
rDad TIL: Kevin Smith quit smoking cigarettes in 2008 after taking up smoking cannabis after working with Seth Rogen on Zack and Miri Make a Porno.