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TIL there is a web-based business that will anonymously send animal feces to a person of your choosing

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kOxJ1 TIL that contrary to popular belief, Jerry Maren was not the last surviving Wizard of Oz cast member; he was the last one with a speaking role. An actor for a Winkie guard survived til late 2018, and Dorothy's own dance stunt double is still alive as of this posting.
epll5 TIL: Although Everest is the highest mountain on Earth (from sea level) , Muana Kea is the tallest (measuring base to height).)
KO5l6 TIL that Elvis Presley suffered from hereditary bowel paralysis and would often soil himself onstage. He also had megacolon and, at his autopsy, was discovered to have been constipated with four months' worth of impacted, clay-like fecal matter.
4XRma TIL “Square Waves” occur on the ocean when perpendicular wind currents meet, and are extremely dangerous and capable of sinking ships
Y7WjA TIL that there have been three major plague pandemics in history. The Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death in the 14th century, and the 3rd Pandemic beginning in 1855. The 3rd Pandemic was considered active until 1959, and hundreds of cases of plague are still reported every year.