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TIL that the US military recruits more people per capita from the Federated States of Micronesia than from any US state.

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oRRGR TIL that when you get a kidney transplant, they usually leave both of your original kidneys in your body, meaning you end up with 3 kidneys
mxe9M TIL that the city of Cloud Cuckoo Land in The LEGO Movie is likely a reference to the 414 BCE Athenian Play The Birds in which a man convinces birds to build a city in the sky
1aZnD TIL Our brains respond to rejection in the same manner as physical pain. "The same areas of our brain become activated when we experience rejection as when we experience physical pain."
Y7PAx TIL some wineries age their wine underwater (though it's illegal in the U.S. due to being “unadulated,” as it is deemed to be stored in unsanitary conditions)
9Y7mr TIL Around 4% of people do not take surveys seriously and provide silly answers. Around 7% of Americans were 'not sure' if lizardmen were running Earth. Around 13% of Americans claimed a former president was anti-Christ. The Lizardman constant (around 4%) explains some of strange results in surveys.