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TIL that there have been only been a handful of reported cases of Giant Bladder. In one case, an 80-year old man was found to have his bladder enlarged to a volume of almost 11 liters.

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1aVa7 TIL slang term "going to the crapper" is attributed to Thomas Crapper, a British plumber which his company sold toilet bowls with his name stamped on them. many believe that he was the inventor of the flushing toilet. the real inventor is John Harrington, therefore the phrase "going to the John".
ADEjg TIL that Gustav Holst composed an orchestral suite, The Planets, with seven movements, one for each of the non-Earth planets. The piece was composed in the 1910s and Pluto was excluded because it wasn't discovered until 1930. The piece remains accurate even today... for now.
X0wyj TIL that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was only established in 2009. Before then, the final court of appeal in the country was the House of Lords, the upper house of the U.K. Parliament.
7gO7 TIL that the American Egg Board disapproves of the iconic “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad campaign because it could make kids think eggs are unhealthy.
bwmZ TIL that there is actually a word that rhymes with Orange, a sporange is part of a fern or plant.