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TIL Sudan has nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt.

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wLna7 TIL That at the height of Van Halen’s success with Diamond David Lee Roth, Roth had his penis insured with Loyd’s of London. Since others in the group were getting vital body parts insured, he insisted that ‘Little Elvis’ ought to be insured as well because he too would be used heavily on tour.
8aNjb TIL that the FDA has banned Kraft Singles from using the term "pasteurized processed cheese food", meaning that all Kraft Singles are now known as "pasteurized prepared cheese product" instead.
vVR TIL that the difference between a “fast” metabolism or a “slow” one is about 200 calories a day (e.g. one poptart)
xVrX0 TIL Canada has a major problem with people leaving Canada and moving to the US. This can be seen by how 2/3 of all software engineering graduates moved to the US recently.
9w5Jp TIL: The Hayflick limit is the number of times a normal human cell will divide before cell division stops.