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TIL There are no longer any Safeways, Walmarts, or chain grocery stores in the city of Detroit

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YpxKr TIL: Apparently, plaque on our teeth is the poop from the bacteria in our mouths. Thats why when you brush your teeth before going to bed, when you wake up your breath smells so bad even though you didnt eat anything while you were asleep. Bacteria has been pooping there all night! Brush your teeth!
LQM70 TIL that police questioned a young man as a murder suspect in the Doodler case, but could not proceed with criminal charges because the three surviving victims did not want to out themselves as homosexuals by testifying against him in court.
MeMk0 TIL that in 2017 a 16 year old Aussie teenager drove around Melbourne in a fake 'emergency' truck modded with over $100K worth of gear. He responded to emergencies on the road, going undetected for a long period of time having fooled authorities, pedestrians and other traffic.
kORy7 TIL The most push ups in one hour is 3,877. The most one-arm push-ups is 1,025. The most consecutive one finger push-ups is 124.
71lP TIL Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński lived through twenty-seven revolutions and coups, been jailed 40 times and survived four death sentences. He said that he felt at home in Africa as “food was scarce there too and everyone was also barefoot.