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TIL Auto Brewery Syndrome is a real condition in which carbohydrates are converted into alcohol and makes you permanently drunk

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D4ZD TIL: 6 companies control 90 percent of what we read, watch and listen to.
KYeNR TIL the three actors in The Blair Witch Project signed a contract with a clause that allowed the studio to use their real names "for the purpose of this film". So when their identities were used again in the sequel without their permission, they sued the studio and won a settlement of $300,000 each.
JYj88 TIL that Ronda Rousey won a Bronze Medal in Judo at the 2008 Olympics. She was the first US woman to win one.
P1ZmO TIL in Denmark cars costing 226,500 DKK (31,550 USD/30,354 EUR) or more have a 150% registration tax
5VQOn TIL about the thymus, a small (1 oz.) organ behind the sternum that trains new white blood cells to NOT attack the body's own cells. Only 2% survive this rigorous training program; the rest commit suicide to prevent themselves from attacking friendly cells.