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TIL A study found ripple effect between couples: when one makes an effort to lose weight, the chances are, the other will shed pounds too.

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o48L TIL a convict named Alexander Pearce made two prison escapes, during both of which he ate some of his fellow escapees. The first time it happened they didn’t believe him, but the second time they had to - there were body parts in his pocket.
njaG TIL that chimps kill tortoises by thrusting a stick up the turtle’s ass. But they don’t eat them.
w8Lo TIL that there are about 200 dead frozen bodies on Mount Everest. Many of which you must pass to get to the summit. Some are used as waypoints… yes, there are pics.
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