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TIL that it takes Sloths a whole month to digest a single leaf and they only poop once a week.

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ynMw TIL that in Italy, pizza was generally looked down upon until it was redeveloped by Italian immigrants in the US. The consequent American desire to find the “authentic” product in Italy led to the retroactive invention of “authentic” pizza, much to the US tourists’ delight. [PIZZA EFFECT]
4k8Nw TIL that Ethiopia has a unique calendar which is 7-8 years behind the rest of the world. The current year in Ethiopia is 2014.
P1EgO TIL the term "Corinthian leather" is meaningless, and was invented to sell Chrysler luxury cars (more info in comments)
OEK4 TIL that Bill Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently.
oBk7E TIL that Jon Snow actor Kit Harrington arrived to his Game of Thrones audition with a black eye after getting into a fight at McDonald's the night before.