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TIL The small intestine is four times the length of a human being if its torsions were untwisted.

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7rAN7 TIL that a cooked egg has more digestible protein than a raw egg.
eJbE TIL: Jackie Chan’s nickname Jackie has an Australian origin. His parents migrated to Australia and he joined them briefly, working on construction sites where a builder ‘Big Jack’ took 'Little Jack’, shortened to Jackie, under his wing.
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P6eJ TIL snake venom contains proteins that change the odor of the wounded animal, allowing snakes to track their bitten prey by odor. This adaptation allowed rattlesnakes to evolve the strike-and-release bite mechanism, which provided a huge benefit by minimizing contact with potentially dangerous prey.