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TIL 95% of the body’s “happiness hormone, serotonin, is found in the bowels.

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5VoQ9 TIL a Chinese man was thought to have died from a lightning strike until his body exploded at his cremation. A piece of metal was found leading to the discovery that a weather rocket, meant to break up hail, had failed to explode & had fallen through the man's roof acting like a bullet, killing him.
gMDGb TIL that there is actually a neighborhood called West Seattle, even though Seattle borders Puget Sound to the west. It is completely connected to the rest of Seattle, the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest region, and is inside the city limits.
ygJv TIL Bugatti Veyron tires cost $42,000 for a set. At top speed they only last 15 minutes. The wheels have to be replaced every other tire change to ensure the integrity of the bead seal at high speed. Those are $69,000 a set.
l7xwA TIL the unclaimed remains of over 400 Jonestown Massacre victims are buried together in an Oakland, CA, cemetery.
5YkWk TIL that when a male black vulture cheats the entire flock beats the hell out of him.