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TIL When your body is in ketosis (keto diet) you breathe out acetone.

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QJOZa TIL that Kenny Loggins was the third choice to record "Danger Zone" for the 1986 blockbuster movie Top Gun. The producers originally approached Toto and Corey Hart before settling on Loggins. The song went on to be one of the best-selling soundtrack singles of all time.
a8jY9 TIL Mount Olympus, home of the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece, is a real mountain
VMBnG TIL in the United States it is illegal for the government to have a gun database that ties a weapon directly to an owner. The Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986 banned the government from ever instituting such a system. A national registry database can't be implemented.
4xPb TIL that an amino acid found in protein rich foods called Tryptophan is converted into serotonin and can help lessen symptoms of withdrawal in addicts. Addicts can literally be aided in recovery with cold turkey.
aw0Go TIL when Apollo 11 landed, it had only about 25 seconds of fuel left.