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TIL our bodies cannot digest corn, this is why we always see them in our stool

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8ae0G TIL Winston Churchill Avenue is the only road to get from Spain to Gibraltar, and drivers must pass straight through runway 09/27 at Gibraltar International Airport. Similar to a railroad crossing, the road is temporarily closed when airplanes are coming to land.
Y7QgP TIL in 1954 the real-life inspiration for Godzilla came from a U.S. thermonuclear test that was so powerful it irradiated a Japanese fishing boat 80 miles away, killing a crew member and triggering global outrage.
PY5kG TIL that there has been a 'blanket ban' on alchohol consumption at all soccer stadiums in the U.K. since 1985.
QOP6 TIL that Santa Claus was issued a pilot’s licence from the United States government in 1927
yV8jJ TIL: The May 18, 1980 Mount St Helens eruption caused the largest landslide in recorded history.