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TIL that cellulose, an anti-caking agent used in shredded cheese, is actually wood pulp. Cellulose does not provide any nutritional benefit, and companies have gone under fire for putting too much of it in their products.

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8Mm4 TIL that the state of Georgia outlaws sex between consenting adults, if they are not married.
5YAkR TIL that the Sony PS2 is the #1 selling gaming console in history. (155m units)
rV71 TIL “Great Scott” may have referred to US General Winfield Scott, who at 6'5" remains the tallest man to receive a US presidential nomination
Dmkp TIL that the US wanted to switch completely to the metric system and is still going slowly towards it
oRABY TIL it used to be believed that babies as old as 15 months couldn't feel pain. As a result, doctors would preform surgery without anesthesia. Doctors used muscle relaxants on the infants to prevent squirming, essentially paralyzing the babies for the duration of the procedure.