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TIL that the lowest/one of the lowest points on earth is Laguna del Carbón in Santa Cruz, Argentina

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R54P4 TIL in 2010, the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but potatoes for two months. He lost 21 pounds, his cholesterol went down 67 points, his blood sugar lowered and the blood chemistry—the iron, the calcium, the protein—either stayed the same or got better.
awZRM TIL that koala bears survive off of eucalyptus by eating their mom’s feces first
5Ygm9 TIL that bails of hay can spontaneously combust if they contain too much moisture.
ADplB TIL of Marcus Crassus the creator of the first Roman fire brigade, employing 500 slaves. At the first cry of help, they would stand while Crassus offered to buy the building for cheap. If refused, he let it burn and simply rebuilt it with slave labour. He is often called "The richest man in Rome".
BgXLD TIL "All Quiet on the Western Front" was banned in Nazi Germany because it protrayed the fultility of war (during WWI) and was deemed counterproductive to the German rearmament program prior to WWII.