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TIL in the movie “Fight Club” Tyler Durden was originally going to recite a workable recipe for home-made explosives as he does in the novel. But in the interest of public safety, the filmmakers decided to substitute fictional recipes for the real ones.

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ep0Wg TIL that the normal range of volumes of flatus varies hugely from 476mL to 1,491 mL every 24 hours. The number of flatus episodes per day is variable; the normal range is given as 8 to 20 per day. The volume of flatus associated with each flatulence event again varies from 5mL to 375 mL
XexD TIL after reading newspaper accounts of a family dying after their refrigerator leaked toxic gas into their home, Albert Einstein and a student invented a refrigeration system with no moving parts. Now known as the Einstein Refrigerator, modern refinements may see it soon hit the market.
BZNL TIL That if you called in a bogus distress signal to the Coast Guard and they sent a 378 WHEC Cutter to your rescue, the reimbursement cost is $17,602 per hour
kJZ7 TIL that there was a Hungarian serial killer who murdered 24 women and stored them in giant metal drums he kept on his property. He avoided capture in 1916 and was never seen again.
690PQ TIL that scientists at Stanford University have developed a smart toilet that reads your anus like a fingerprint and monitors the health of your poop and pee. The lead researcher said, "We know it seems weird, but as it turns out, your anal print is unique."