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TIL 66% of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate

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pYPRO TIL that in addition to being the lead singer of Offspring, Dexter Holland has a PhD in Molecular biology and launched a brand of Hot Sauce
MeNR0 TIL during WW2, the Nazis fell for a plot, masterminded by James Bond author Ian Fleming to pass off a dead tramp as an officer carrying secret documents, to convince the Germans to divert troops from Sicily ahead of the successful Allied invasion of the island.
P15YL TIL that the Malaysian government has written guidelines on determining the qibla (direction to the Kaaba for use in Muslim prayer) while in outer space
ep4BL TIL When you block a fart from escaping, some of the gas can pass through your gut wall and be reabsorbed into your bloodstream. From there, it can end up being exhaled through your lungs, coming out of your mouth via exhaling. You won’t be able to taste a fart that escapes through your mouth.
jNZ8a TIL in 2003 a high school football player set a new record for career passing yardage; he later found out that both teams' coaches had conspired in his last game to ensure he'd beat the record, and he requested that the yardage from that game be expunged from his record, relinquishing the record