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TIL According to a study, East Asians are capable of digesting seaweed because their gut bacteria went through repeated “genetic upgrades” that enabled them to digest and absorb seaweed.

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rNJPM TIL about tulou, giant walled villages built by the Hakka ethnic group of China. Tulou could fit up to 800 people inside them with farms, houses and even markets. They were designed by the Hakka for protection from attacks by the Cantonese ethnic group the Punti in one of the many wars they fought.
6EMm7 TIL the lead guitarist for the Bangles, the drummer for the Cowsills, and the kid from Lost In Space play in a band called Action Skulls. Not unpleasant boomer soft pop.
x6lP1 TIL Tomatoes are native to the Americas, so there was no such thing as tomato sauce in Italy until at least the 16th century.
J1Nb1 TIL Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer attempted to erase Gaslight (1940) from existence as to prevent it from competing with their remake of Gaslight when it eventually released in 1944.
9Yg96 TIL the tubular cavity of a chimney is called a flue and was JK Rowling's inspiration for naming Floo Power (despite her not knowing exactly what it referred to)