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TIL that during metamorphosis, caterpillars dissolve themselves into soup to fuel the creation of a butterfly

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1no4 TIL Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming they felt gay.
9KJX TIL that it takes us less than 2 minutes today to take as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.
QDM9 TIL Booger’s super long belch in “Revenge of the Nerds” is actually the sound of a camel climaxing.
woej8 TIL that Maggot Therapy is medical approved by the FDA for improving healing in chronic ulcers. In diabetic foot ulcers there is tentative evidence of benefit.
1vQr TIL that when asked about his political view Robert Downey Jr. said “you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and come out a liberal.”