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TIL of an elephant sanctuary in Phuket, Thailand that is doing its best to stop the elephant riding tourist trade.

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R548j TIL of the antimony pill, aka the everlasting pill, used in the 18th and early 19th century for stomach relief. It was reusable after pooping it out, making it very cost effective. Entire families used the same pill, which some times went through multiple generations
gM00A Today I learned jacksepticeye’s outro has someone singing “I’m everywhere” in it
5go8 TIL there is a man in California serving a life sentence for shoplifting three pairs of socks
nEAd TIL the first episode of Homestar Runner was animated using Mario Paint for SNES.
VB4X4 TIL ruminant red meat and dairy have naturally occurring trans fats, most (70-80%) of which are 18:1 isomers that are harmful to human health.