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TIL most “baby carrots” are cut-down carrots that would otherwise be rejected from supermarkets for being too ugly

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n7bG TIL that you cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed
XExKP TIL that humans have approximately double the lifespan of our ape cousins because of a gene that we evolved to regulate the effects of our meat-rich diets.
VMLQ0 TIL dessert stomach is a real thing, your gut expands upon contact with sugar and therefore makes room for dessert even after having the feeling of being full.
7rMjM TIL that when Mt. Everest was found to be the tallest mountain on Earth at 29000ft (the estimate at the time), an extra 2 feet were added on top of the number because they feared if it was too round of a number, the public would think they had picked an arbitrary number.
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