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TIL There is no guaranteed freedom of speech in Australia

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xkN1 TIL a nutrition professor went on a 10-week long diet of mostly Twinkies, Nutty bars, Powdered donuts, Doritos, Oreos, and sugary cereals. He lost 27 lbs, his cholesterol markers improved, and his bodyfat dropped by 10%.
6MNY TIL CostCo sells a pallet of food for a family of four to live off of for 1 year.
YpjkZ TIL that the James Webb Space Telescope not only missed its launch date by 14 years so far, but has also missed its designed mission end date by 9 years.
VMJdQ TIL that competitive eater Matthew Kai Stonie attempted to recreate Big Smoke's order from the "Drive-thru" mission in GTA San Andreas, which weighed in at 9050 calories, and ate it in under 35 minutes.
9daD TIL that Jason Mewes memorized the entire screenplay of Dogma before filming, because he “didn’t want to piss off that Rickman dude.”