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TIL 20 billion pounds of produce are thrown out in the US every year

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78ZeM TIL Pikachurin is a protein discovered in 2008. It was named after the Pokemon Pikachu, and plays a role in the interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.
oR8NR TIL a woman with a medical condition known as pica developed a blockage in her lower intestines the size of a grapefruit, caused by eating foam from a sofa. Strong laxatives given in the hospital were able to help her pass the blockage after six days, as medical staff got ready for surgery.
vj6r TIL pig rectum MIGHT be used in some restaurants as calamari. NPR did a blind taste test and could not tell the difference.
yamX TIL two mines detonated on the first day of the Battle of the Somme were apparently so loud that the blasts were heard in London, nearly 200 miles away.
GNJ TIL the ancient Roman empress Valeria Messalina liked to work on the side as a prostitute, and won a competition with other prostitutes to see who could take more men.