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TIL that the U.S. lets 141 trillion calories of food go to waste each year

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WkP9N TIL that while undergoing screening for kidney donation to her son, a 64 yr. old woman found she had no gallbladder and no spleen despite never undergoing surgical removal. The rare birth defect was diagnosed, and she was still able to donate her kidney.
K15a TIL that in the early 1800s the British spent many hundred of thousands of pounds bribing countries to stop the slave trade
0YlA TIL Sean Bean is tied with Bella Lugosi for most deaths per screen appearance, dying in 32% of his films.
jBQv TIL an 8ft. LEGO man labeled ‘No Real Than You Are’ washed up on a Dutch beach in 2007. Origins remain unknown.
e0Kk6 TIL that elephants change teeth throughout their life, when they get old this process stops, the last teeth get worn down and they starve, this is the main cause of death for mature elephants.