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TIL: More than 4,000 Swedes have inserted microchips into their hands to store emergency contact details, social media profiles or e-tickets for events and rail journeys

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L5k9 TIL beaver butt produces such a delicious flavor it is used for vanilla and strawberry natural flavoring.
nemmW TIL elephants produce 2000 liters of methane a day in their digestive system, enough to run a car for 20 miles.
a8WL TIL in 1966, a group of therapists psycho-analyzed an entire convent of nuns, experimenting with personal liberation. Within 18mo, half the nuns [300] left the convent; the rest became radicalized lesbian nuns. [BBC doc]
DAdj TIL the inventor of radar was pulled over for speeding by a radar-gun toting policeman. His remark was, “Had I known what you were going to do with it I would never have invented it!”
KO9NG TIL In 1955, Burma-Shave ran a promotion for a free trip to Mars if someone sent in 900 empty bottles of their product. It was intended to be a joke, but when a man from Wisconsin duly sent in 900 bottles, they scrambled to honour the promotion; sending him to Moers, Germany.