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TIL comedian Eddie Izzard ran 32 marathons in 31 days

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W7RGo TIL that constipation often comes down to a muscular movement change. Potassium deficiency (among other reasons) can cause the digestive system’s muscle contractions (peristalsis) to slowdown, food doesn’t progress along as usual and then…constipation.
1aEYr TIL about a traditonal British pudding called ”spotted dick”, which is made with flour, suet and dried fruits.
OGoB6 TIL that The Three Stooges were the first to release a Hitler film parody. "You Natzy Spy!" (1940) was released months before Chaplin's "The Great Dictator".
b9040 TIL that Gwen Stefani discovered her husband, Gavin Rossdale, was having an affair with their nanny after explicit photos and messages popped up on the family iPad. It was signed into his iCloud account.
vPp4L TIL that in 1958, Burma-Shave offered a "free trip to Mars" for sending in 900 empty jars. A grocery store manager, Arliss French, took it literally and collected all 900. To save face, Burma-Shave sent him, fully dressed as an astronaut, to Moers, Germany (of which they felt was pronounced Mars).