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TIL Human poop, which takes about a year to biodegrade, is an environmental hazard because it can pollute water sources and infect native fauna. Giardia, salmonella, E. coli, and even hepatitis can be passed from humans to animals via discarded feces

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VA80 TIL the terms “fed up” “haggard” and “wrapped around your little finger” along with many others, came from medieval falconry
5pZR TIL When Tupac first started rapping, he was attending the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he studied theater, ballet, and other forms of art. He loved his classes and would have graduated if he hadn’t been evicted due to his mom being a member of the Black Panther Party.
m1RpP TIL Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run a marathon, specifically, the Boston Marathon and they tried to stop her from running it.
KOyDQ TIL that in ancient Rome, giving fellatio was seen as a disgusting, shameful act, while receiving it wasn't. So sometimes petty crimes were solved by punishing the criminal through forcing him/her to perform fellatio on the victim of the crime, instead of taking the case to court.
ywZl TIL BMW recalled its GPS system on its 5 Series cars in the late 1990s after German men drivers refused to take directions from the female voice.