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TIL Everyone’s microbiome is different, so even if two people have the same diet, their farts do not smell the same

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XEwnk TIL that Dr. Anthony S. Faucci is on the editorial Board for Harrison's Manual of Medicine. A widely used and acclaimed text book for medical professionals.
gBg7 TIL that Budapest was once two cities, Buda and Pest. They merged in 1873.
rRkWx TIL that Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has only written four episodes in its 30 year run.
nVdb TIL An tribe of Asian pygmies called the Taron are purposely letting themselves go extinct. They are a pure and isolated race, but inbreeding has caused deformities and mental issues that have prompted their decision to die out and have thusly dwindled down to 12.
mxeJv TIL: There's still an Inca-style woven-grass bridge standing. It dangles around 5 stories above Peru's Apurimac River and is over 115 feet long. Continuing a centuries-old tradition, area villagers annually restore the Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge and keep it in usable condition.