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TIL that the contents of your gastrointestinal tract are actually considered to be outside your body until absorbed.

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eLwk TIL in Italy, wheels of parmesan cheese can be used as collateral for loans. Banks charge 3-5% interest (depending on the quality) and a fee for maturing in temperature- and humidity-controlled vaults; large vaults can hold as many as 430,000 wheels worth €190M
d798 TIL of a British soldier who fought in both world wars, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived two plane crashes, tunneled out of a POW camp, bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them, and said of WWI, “Frankly, I had enjoyed the War.”
VWb8 TIL: Sabrina Erdely (the lady who wrote the Rolling Stone UVA Rape hoax) wrote a story for Rolling Stone in 2011 about a boy who was raped by 2 priests and a school teacher. All 3 were sent to jail. Turns out the story was also false.
b97Z4 TIL the University of Colorado named their cafeteria grill after an infamous confessed cannibal, Alferd G. Packer, with the slogan being "Have a friend for lunch!".
8aMOb TIL that California has the worst road conditions in the country with San Francisco, LA, and San Jose coming in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd