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TIL That in 2013 a 28 year old woman in Chembur, India had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a 'football sized' fecal mass after she had not had a bowel movement for 45 days.

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XEMY6 TIL that in order to secure the rights to use Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” in the School of Rock movie, Jack Black shot a video of himself in front of 1,000 screaming fans begging the band to let him use their song.
R5vn9 TIL that Fordite, also known as Motor City agate, is a lapidarist term for polished pieces of finely-layered paint masses from automobile factories
pYvMp TIL that Michael Jackson collapsed during rehearsals back in 1995. He hid the fact that he was suffering from abdominal pain, migraines and dizziness for an entire week. Doctors diagnosed gastroenteritis, liver & kidney problems, dehydration and low blood pressure. He was admitted to intensive care
kJgr4 TIL China's first email to the internet was sent in 1987, with the message: 'Across the Great Wall we can reach every corner of the world.' This was 11 years before the development of the Great Firewall of China began.
6EvX7 TIL the city of Snowflake, Arizona is not named after actual snowflakes but for its founders Erastus Snow and William Flake