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TIL that lactose intolerance is “normal,” and most mammal species develop a natural lactose intolerance after weaning.

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0wmM TIL That the glottis (the opening in which air passes through when we breathe) expands when we are under heavy stress for increased oxygen intake. This causes the lump you feel in your throat when you are stressed/crying!
VM1Zk TIL: In the 1980's, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald's quarter pounder, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat.
EEBx TIL India and USA were the only two contingents that did not salute Hitler during the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin games
R519Q TIL that the Buurman & Buurman, the Dutch version of the Czechoslovakian stop-motion series Pat & Mat, was the only version to have voice acting (at least until the movie).
xVM8g TIL the U.S. government saved every public tweet from 2006 through 2017 Starting in 2018, the Library of Congress decided to only keep tweets on “a very selective basis,” including elections and those dealing with something of national interest, like public policy.