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TIL an abstract from a paper about butt reflexology (pressure points on the butt that can be used for therapeutic effects) that was written to show the dangers of having low standards in science, was accepted by the Jerusalem International Conference on Integrative Medicine.

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nWB1o TIL that some acoustic guitars can come with bug larvae within the wood that when hatched, can eat the guitar.
7WVp TIL, the passenger pigeon went from one of the most abundant animals in the world, with flocks that would blacken the sky, to extinct in a little more than a century.
VVDG TIL despite maxing out at 2 grams apiece, krill are the most abundant life on earth (by weight)
YpJeZ TIL: Sweating is an efficient way to remove many heavy metals, so if you’ve been eating too much tuna, make sure to hit the sauna.
1aa7O TIL that the Catholic Church specifically taught that indulgences do not affect whether or not a person goes to heaven. However, greedy "pardoners" lied about this and promised things like eternal salvation in return for money to increase donations. This led to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.