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TIL that a DNA test where you poop in a bucket has been shown to accurately find colorectal cancer 92% of the time. This was developed as a potential alternative to screening colonoscopies.

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1Rmd TIL that bacteria called actinomycetes cause ‘the smell of rain.’
QrEk TIL that lead singer of DEVO, Mark Mothersbaugh, also made the music to Rugrats, Rocket Power, The Sims 2, the Crash Bandicoot games, The Jak&Daxter series, Dumb and Dumber, The Lego Movie, The Life Aquatic, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,and of course Halloween Town I & II
JmKl TIL 1 in 4 children born on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation is born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
R74OQ TIL the King of Swaziland has 15 Wives, including 2 appointed by his government
166GV TIL Men are twice as likely to engage in gambling as women (69% compared to 36%) and they are 2.5 times as likely to have gambling problems (20.1% compared to 7.8%)