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TIL every bite of cheese you eat contains over a trillion bacteria.

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X0wWP TIL: Levi’s uses a blank tab on 10% of its products to protect its trademark of the tab shape.
awA90 TIL that Black Death pandemic spread in Eurasia when after a protracted siege, during which the Mongol army under Jani Beg was suffering the disease, catapulted the infected corpses over the city walls to infect the inhabitants, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people.
0dmey TIL Tiny crystals within the ear's jelly-like membrane help maintain balance. If the ear is damaged, these crystals can shift to another part of the ear, causing dizziness and imbalance.
1aEA4 TIL in 2005 the leader of the Aryan Nation attempted to form an alliance with Al-Qaeda, saying they "share the same enemies".
6vQW TIL F.B.I. agents fatally shot 70 “subjects” and wounded about 80 others from 1993 to 2011 — and in every single case, the agent’s use of force was determined to be “justified”.