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TIL Sudan had approximately 255 pyramids, twice the amount in ancient Egypt.

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R9W9 TIL Vulture stomach systems are so strong they can process anthrax, cholera, and botulism. Their feces is completely sterile which cleans their legs (since they’ve been walking in the stuff most likely) and cools them down (they can’t sweat).
loGQA TIL about Jose Castellanos Contreras, a Salvodoran army colonel and diplomat, who, while working as El Salvador's Consul General for Geneva during WWII, helped save up to 40,000 Jews and Central Europeans from the Nazis by secretly issuing thousands of "certificates of Salvadoran citizenship"
Z8V8Y TIL The egg cell is the biggest cell in the human body and the sperm cell is the smallest
oB50R TIL that most Western European countries categorize foods based on a score called Nutri-score, rated A to E. High content of fruits and vegetables, fibers, and protein promote a preferable score, while high content of energy, sugar, saturated fatty acids, and sodium promote a detrimental score.
5N9Q TIL More soldiers died of accident/disease in the American civil war, rather than actual combat