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TIL bacteria in our gut have sex to better absorb vitamin B12

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oBGwL TIL the parents were conceived as the leads of sitcom Family Ties but positive reaction to Michael J Fox's character saw focus switch to Alex after the fourth episode
b9pR0 TIL that the Shazam app started off as a dial in service where customers dialed from their mobile phone to get music recognised. The phone would automatically hang up after 30 seconds. A result was then sent to the user in the form of a text message containing the song title and artist name.
0OWy TIL the tax office of Munich sent Hitler a fine of 405.494 Reichsmarks for not paying taxes nor properly declaring his income. Instead of paying the new Führer simply declared himself tax-exempt.
E1LXp TIL: About the Great Storm of 1703, a week long cyclone that struck England and took the lives of 10,000 to 30,000.
mGJp TIL that Jelly Belly collects, bags, and sells their discolored, conjoined, and irregularly-shaped jelly beans of every flavor. They call them Belly Flops.