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TIL humans aren’t appropriate prey for great white sharks because their digestion is too slow to cope with the high ratio of bone to muscle and fat.

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VM7PD TIL about "water sandwiches," a Great Depression food consisting of bread soaked in lard and water. It was sometimes served with "bulldog gravy," a mixture of milk, flour, and grease.
E1Wy0 TIL of Mary Ann, who was suspected of murdering as many as 21 people, including 11 of her 13 children.
yV50a TIL that scientists once believed mensurating women exert a "dangerous force" called menotoxin. While the term disappeared from the literature in the 1970s, the concept of menotoxin was never convincingly proven or disproven.
OG4ne TIL that India holds the title for the highest number of vegetarians globally, largely attributed to the religious beliefs of the majority Hindu population. Hinduism promotes abstaining from meat consumption as it's believed to foster positive spiritual energy.
LQNQZ TIL that there are more people that are either Christian or Muslim than all other religions combined