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TIL the catacombs of Paris hold the remains of over 6 million people.

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lo1oG TIL the overwhelming majority of doctors -- a total of 93 percent -- are concerned about the common meat industry practice of using antibiotics on healthy animals.
JY0G4 TIL that 4.5bn years ago, when the moon was created it was only 14,000miles away from earth compared to the 238, 885miles it is today. This is because every year the moon moves 3.78cm away from the earth.
e0xx5 TIL that Vitamin D deficiency is linked with many health disorders, including depression. In a survey of almost 8,000 US residents, it was found that those with lower vitamin D levels "are at a significantly higher risk of showing depression".
wvOo TIL: George Lucas later sent Mel Brooks a note saying how much he loved Spaceballs and that he “was afraid [he] would bust something from laughing.”
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