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TIL eating a human body would provide about 81,500 calories

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GYdRN TIL Graveyards for unclaimed remains are called "potter's field" because "potter's fields" were places where clay was harvested, and left with unfilled holes and barren soil. Historically, they were used as a cheap and efficient way to inter unclaimed human remains, on land nobody wanted.
ZEYo TIL that on average, Hitler’s name appears in the Congressional Record 7.7 times per month.
4QPg TIL the longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched (9 letters)
Bgwdk TIL that an image claiming to be of Diwali lights seen from space makes the rounds on social networks every year. The image is in fact many images created by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to show how population has grown in India from 1992 to 2003.
Z9Xv TIL that on the set of Hook, Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins played Hook and Smee as if they were a gay couple. When Spielberg found out, he was furious.