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TIL of antinutrients, compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients.

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kOOoE TIL that wind-chill is not actually accurate and that it was made up by two explorers in Antarctica
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YVDv TIL there was a fad in the 50s called telephone booth stuffing where young people would try to stuff themselves in phone booths.
4PxX TIL the F-35 fighter is the most expensive weapons program ever with a price tag of $1.5 trillion, and it’s still three years away from launch
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