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TIL that the human body replaces its entire skeleton every 10 years.

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b9Ol9 TIL that the Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. Some sources indicate that it existed as far back as 660 BCE.
x76D TIL Canada took in 255 diverted flights from the US on 9/11 and then the Canadians fed the diverted passangers
NXjON TIL that in the US there is a "French Fry Certification Pin", created in 2024, there has only been 1 person who has been awarded it in it's history
Oox07 TIL that the same US textbooks have different political leanings in different states that they are sold in though they are sold as the same books
Me6k0 TIL that many starving children in developing nations appear bloated with swollen bellies due to a condition called kwashiorkor, an illness related to malnutrition caused by a lack of protein resulting in an osmotic imbalance where the cells hold onto too much water.