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TIL Most body fat exits the body through exhaling.

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LKnr TIL that the deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China in 1556, killing about 830,000 people.
BgRKK TIL in California, Washington, Oklahoma, Mississippi and New Mexico there in no minimum age for marriage, as long as a parent or guardian consent and a court gives permission.
YpgQA TIL about Peter principle that states if a person is competent at their job, it will get promoted until the person is incompetent at his new role. Then they remain stuck at that final level for the rest of their career. Therefore, in time, every post tends to be occupied by an incompetent employee.
l7axr TIL two high school students had nine combined fingers severed during a tug-of-war match in their school's gym. The rope was wrapped around their hands and when it snapped, it amputated their fingers. Both the boy and girl lost four fingers on their right hand, while she also lost her left thumb.
Reel TIL that two babies were switched at birth, one family was rich and the other poor, the rich couple’s biological baby became a truck driver and the poor couple’s biological baby became a CEO of a company