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TIL that cannibals call humans “long pig” due to the sweet, pork-like flavor that they say is characteristic of human flesh.

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yaL8 TIL Pizza is claimed to be the most addictive food due to its high sugar content. The tomato sauce on a single slice can have more sugar than a few Oreos. Conversely, cucumbers are the least addictive food.
Omne TIL because ant-eating frogs go hunting for bugs in tiny and hard-to-access places, scientists use them as a tool to go where they can’t go. By flushing their stomachs, the amphibians vomit whatever is in their bellies—revealing potential treasures, like the new ant Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri
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D1p7g TIL about Jonathan, a turtoise who was hatched in the 1830’s and is still alive today
nWLdb TIL in 1938 a New York wallet manufacturer placed a sample Social Security card inside each of its wallets sold nationwide to show that the cards fit. The card included the real Social Security number of a company secretary. Over the years more than 40,000 people used that same number as their own.