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TIL gut worms are really common, and can benefit your health.

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9Y69m TIL in the 1980s the Naval Investigative Service misunderstood the euphemism "a friend of Dorothy" and believed there was actually a woman named Dorothy at the center of a massive ring of gay military personnel. They searched for her in the hopes she would reveal names of gay military members.
9O6D TIL During a battle in WW1 an Ottoman Commander told his troops “I do not order you to fight, I order you to die. In the time which passes until we die, other troops and commanders can come forward and take our places”
PYKGe TIL Even though a chess grandmaster can perfectly rearrange a midgame chessboard after seeing it for only 3 seconds, they can't do the same when the pieces are placed at random. They rely on a process called "chunking" (pattern recognition) vs common perception that they have photographic memories.
BgdJW TIL Sushi was invented in China, not Japan, and was a way of preserving fish in salt.
9WvD TIL Employees at Disneyland that play Mickey Mouse, have to go through a specialized autograph training session.