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TIL Bulimia is so rare outside of western countries that the first recorded case in India resulted in a scientific publication

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nWroW TIL James Joseph Dresnok, a U.S. Army Soldier during the Korean War, defected to North Korea in 1962 and lived there until his death in 2016
j6eQR TIL that foxes in close proximity to each other make a sound similar to chickens clucking.
w4A8 TIL General Electric built a powered exoskeleton which would enable the wearer to lift 1500 pounds. It was never turned on with a person inside because any attempt to use the full exoskeleton resulted in a violent, uncontrolled motion.
vRkL TIL that Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a back up dancer for Micheal Jackson before landing his role on the show.
44D6 TIL that the only Counter-Terrorism unit to end a hijacking while the plane was still in the air was the austrian EKO Cobra