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TIL - the Bristol Stool Chart allows medical professionals to describe exactly what type of poop you made

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v1yLB TIL that some frog species are freeze-tolerant: they will freeze in the winter to the point that their heart stops, and thaw and repair once temperatures go up.
ekA6 TIL At 0 appearances, the Detroit Lions are the team in the NFL that have gone longest without even being in the Superbowl
JYRGj TIL Sean Bean's screen appearance-to-death ratio is only slightly lower than Kenny from South Park (0.32 deaths/film vs 0.38 deaths/episode)
rN4bW TIL the highest temperature EVER recorded in Miami, FL was 98F (36.6°C)
Wk7wY Microwaves can transform a frozen pizza into hot, melted goodness in four minutes flat, but they can't rescue your melted ice-cream sundae. To cook food, a microwave oven converts voltage into high-frequency electromagnetic microwaves. The molecules in food—especially water and fat—absorb this energy and wiggle at high speeds, causing them to heat rapidly and warm the surrounding food. Although quickly turning leftovers cold would be handy, this is a one-way operation, explains David Pozar, a professor and microwave expert at the University of Massachusetts.