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TIL there’s a conspiracy theory that Belgium doesn’t exist

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PYArG TIL when a morbidly obese person is cremated, there are special measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of a "grease fire."
keZe TIL Cheese has small amounts of morphine in it
0w5EN TIL IKEA has complete ownership over their supply chain of products, even growing theor own wood (forest ownership), and uses approximately 1 percent of all lumber usage globally.
LQL7d TIL that Saltwater Swimming Pools aren't very salty and that there is a widespread misconception that they do not use chlorine. In fact, saltwater pool water is only mildly salty (barely taste-able) and has similar chlorine levels as a regular chlorinated pool.
KYnw TIL Catholic priests were ordered to be celibate so that the church’s riches would not be “shared or inherited” away to the priests’ families.