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TIL fuel made from grass is called "grassoline"

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Y7yBv TIL When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.
BgpvD TIL that in the mid 1770s a group of English physicians took turns putting themselves into rooms that were heated up to 260F/127C to probe the limits of what temperatures humans can survive. Their research demonstrated the link between perspiration and heat regulation.
OGeM4 TIL that drinking beer has been shown to reduce the risk of certain kidney stones
oB7jW TIL the word 'robot' comes from a Czech word meaning 'forced labour'
Oo0nX TIL Hawaii's King Kamehameha II (1819-24) was heavily influenced by Christian Missionaries. He ended the ancient religious laws, disbanded Hawaiian priests and destroyed temples. However he never converted to Christianity because he refused to give up his five wives, especially his half-sister.