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TIL Most body fat exits the body through exhaling.

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4Gb TIL in 1960 a man jumped out of a helium balloon from a height of 31km, near the edge of space, and fell for 15 minutes straight.
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nWEaG TIL that Pop-Tarts are not named that because they, you know, pop out of the toaster. They’re named Pop-Tarts as a pun/reference to Pop Art, because they were invented in 1964
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