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TIL that gut bacteria could very well be manipulating our minds to cause cravings for certain foods they need in order to stay fit– such as lipids and sugars.

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J1lrk TIL that Illinois fought and lost a war against crows in the 1930/40s.
aw46o TIL that Maria Sharapova's on court grunt has been recorded at a volume of 101 decibels. That's louder than a motorcycle, a lawnmower and a small aircraft. In fact it's only 5 decibels less than a lion's roar.
VMBNZ TIL of the "lizardman constant", which explains seemingly nonsensical poll results such as "4% of americans believe that lizards are running the earth" and "7% of americans think that chocolate milk comes from brown cows"
EgMbo TIL The real color of the Sun is white not yellow.
rRgyy TIL that during the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Spain cheated their way to winning gold medals in basketball as 10 out of the 12 players on the team weren't disabled.