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TIL When you lose fat from dieting, it doesn't "melt" away and not much passes out through your waste. No, your lost fat is mostly exhaled

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R7rVj TIL it's been found that spiders, in part, store their memories and cognitive abilities in their webs. Destroying a web partially erases a spider's memory.
94EQ TIL that Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana produces compressed natural gas from its cows’ waste and uses it to fuel their fleet of delivery trucks and farm equipment. This practice saves 1.5 million gallons of diesel and reduced CO2 emissions by 1.4 million metric tons.
O0va TIL that “casual friday” is the product of a guerrilla marketing campaign by Levis’ new khakis brand, Dockers during the early 90s recession.
MYW0 TIL the first documented cases of cancer were found on papyrus manuscripts in Egypt dating back to 3000 BC. In these manuscripts, 8 cases of breast tumors are mentioned that were removed by cauterization with a tool called the fire drill. The writing says about the disease, “There is no treatment.”
9g6D TIL expectant mothers who eat licorice candy can unknowingly lower the IQs of their unborn children. The candy has been linked to lower IQs and behavioral problems in the children of mothers who ate it in large amounts. (100g a week)