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TIL that a higher fibre diet mimics GLP-1 agonists and reduces food consumption

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p8nYe TIL: Alan Shepard pulled out a makeshift six-iron he smuggled on board Apollo 14 and hit two golf balls on the lunar surface, becoming the first -- and only -- person to play golf anywhere other than Earth.
MVJA TIL in the 17th century the Roman Catholic Church ruled that the beaver was a fish so that the general prohibition on the consumption of meat on Fridays during Lent did not apply to beaver meat
Rj08 TIL Human Rights Watch released a 175 page report documenting human rights violations in the US meat and poultry industries
m1jDp TIL that before running the length of Africa, Russ Cook was the first person to run from Asia to London as well holding the record for the fastest marathon completed whilst pulling a car.
BmnD TIL that on the 2013 Blu-ray of “Matilda”, they included a clip of the infamous chocolate cake scene reenacted with all the original actors at a reunion party