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TIL a hamdog is a hot dog wrapped in beef, deep-fried, and covered in chili, fries, and egg. The University of Arkansas says it should never be eaten.

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Y7V5v TIL: According to a study from UW and reported by NPR, bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking. The study covered 195 countries and ranked their diet. Japan, France, Spain had heathier diets whereas US is ranked 43rd. 800 million eat too little, whereas 1.9billion eat too much.
6EMA8 TIL sea otters have the densest fur in the world, with around 140,000 hairs per sq cm
rN6pe TIL that both White Castle and Pizza Hut were founded in Wichita, Kansas
AD5ao TIL of a tribe in the Vanavatu Islands which worship Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh (Husband of Queen Elisabeth II) as a divine being
p80wb TIL honeybees that falls into water does not necessarily drown. Although they are not strong enough to free themselves from water directly (and their wings are too sticky when wet), they can use their wings to “surf” to safety at the edge of the pond,