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TIL about promession, an unapproved green alternative to embalming where human remains are frozen, vibrated into dust, then freeze-dried.

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v1vxL TIL happy cows actually do produce better milk. Higher levels of serotonin (a chemical associated with feelings of happiness), led to improved blood calcium in cows, reducing chance of disease and improving nutritional quality of the milk.
gMwN9 TIL about Issei Sagawa, a Japanese cannibal who murdered and ate a woman in 1981. He never served a proper sentence. In this article, Sagawa openly talks about his crime and urges to commit cannibalism again.
KORmQ TIL that blue/green algae kills dogs
yVBVa TIL that Sweden switched from driving on the left side to the right side on 3 September 1967 and that day is called Dagen H or H Day and it was by far largest logistical event in Swedens history.
RXQ8 TIL in 2016 12% of the entire population of Iceland traveled to France to cheer on their football (soccer) team during the Euro Championships