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TIL that your poop is not mostly fiber. By mass, it’s mostly dead and alive bacteria. Mostly alive.

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6EKA7 TIL Regis Philbin broadcasted from Prince Edward Island in July 2010 but disliked local mussels and oysters because they were salty and squirmy. P.E.I.'s tourism office hoped "Live! With Regis & Kelly" would bring attention and tourism to the island, at a cost of $1 million to taxpayers
Rvg7 TIL in 1983 a Russian radar detected the launch of Minuteman missiles by the U.S. The radar operator correctly identified the detection as a false alarm and is credited with averting a likely counterstrike by the Russians which would have started a nuclear war.
9wvbG TIL there are fungus that mimic flowers! 23 minutes deep in video.
lAvB TIL The Nazis built a 4.5km long beach resort complex on a German Island, and none of its 10'000 rooms had been used for more than 70 years.
m10Av TIL Known as "the mensch who saved Christmas," CEO Aaron Feuerstein rose to global prominence for paying workers after their factory burned down before Christmas. The company spent $25 million on repairs & employee salaries by the time it reopened. Five years later, the company filed for Chapter 11.