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TIL Most body fat exits the body through exhaling.

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n5RG TIL there’s a giant underground cavern in Japan filled with distilled water and light sensors, used to detect subatomic particles called neutrinos.
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YZPx TIL that during the Kosovo War (1998-99) as many as 300 people were abducted and killed for an international organ harvesting and trafficking network.
mxexp TIL: Among many things named in honor of the naturalist Peter Pallas (b 1741, d 1811) are around a dozen animal species and an important olivene-crystal-studded stony-iron meteorite. Also, the Russian town closest to the meteorite crater was named for him --as was the surrounding land district.
7rjaM TIL Antiperspirant works best when applied at night, before bed. The antiperspirant compounds have time to be absorbed overnight and won't be washed away by a morning shower.