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TIL that, on average, we each have about 0.2mg of gold in our body.

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WdNd TIL It is illegal to refuse a person a glass of water in the state of Arizona.
lGKB TIL that while André 3000 from OutKast was a vegan for fifteen years, he recently gave it up, saying “Socially it became horrible. I was kind of just sitting at home eating a salad.”
LQdGr TIL that in 1909 the entire town of Ulysses, Kansas was relocated 3 miles west to escape their debts
kJVog TIL that the Three Gorges Dam in China has slowed the rotation of Earth and increased the total length of the Earth's day by 0.06 microseconds