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TIL: There is now "liver dialysis" treatment that's a little bit like dialysis for kidney failure, but for liver failure instead.

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yVAZe TIL Bolivia's Palacio de Sal Hotel, located at the edge of the world's largest salt flat (Salar de Uyuni), is constructed entirely of salt. The floor, walls, ceiling, beds, tables, chairs, and sculptures are all made of salt. There is a rule prohibiting guests from licking the walls.
ADG5B TIL the same man was fight choreographer for The Princess Bride, Highlander, Lord of the Rings, The Mask of Zorro , and more. He was also a stunt double for Darth Vader's lightsaber battles in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. His name was Bob Anderson.
WkEQo TIL that besides winter hibernation, there are also species of animals that go into a state of dormancy during the dry and hot summer months. This is called aestivation.
oBDZ7 TIL Ohio State University has the largest collection of manga in the world outside of Japan
lo5r1 TIL that some Users of the Antidepressant Clomipramine have an unexpected side effect of spontaneous orgasms after yawning.