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TIL a 'borborygmus' is a stomach rumble, also known as a bowel sound, peristaltic sound or abdominal sound

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kll4 TIL 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are given to farm animals, and 80% of pig farms, sheep farms, and cattle feedlots use low levels of antibiotics in feed and water. Evidence shows staph bacteria can pass from humans to pigs, evolve resistance to antibiotics, and then pass back into humans.
jNpWv TIL of Ervil LeBaron. He was the leader of a polygamous Mormon sect who ordered the killings of other sect leaders and members of his own family under "blood atonement." Some of his wives participated in the murders, there were at least 25 victims.
M0W8 TIL that after listening to Is This It by the Strokes, lead singer of The Killers (Brandon Flowers) got so depressed at how good it was that he scrapped all the songs they had been working on except one. That song he kept was Mr. Brightside.
1aXN8 TIL that Australia litterally lost a Primeminister in 1967. He went swimming and never came back. A swimming center was later named after him.
nWjMW TIL that Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo, tried to swap out the fish it feeds its penguins for a cheaper alternative, but the penguins essentially went on a hunger strike and refused to eat the bargain bin fish.