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TIL The human body contains trillions of microorganisms — outnumbering human cells by 10 to 1 in a humanbody.

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6xJY TIL over the past few years the populations of wolves, lynxes, bears and wolverines in Europe have all been going up
Z8pwQ Yes, it’s possible to go blind from drinking moonshine. But it’s also possible to go blind staring at the sun. When consuming alcoholic beverages of the DIY variety, the important thing is to let common sense be your guide.
69YJJ TIL about the "Dilberito," a vegetarian wrap concocted by Dilbert creator Scott Adams to tie into his comic strip. The product was a colossal failure, with Adams, himself, saying, "one bite made you fart so hard, your intestines formed a tail."
GBg5 TIL A mountain named “Chinaman’s Peak” was renamed to “Ha Ling Peak” because it was seen as derogatory. Ha Ling was the first to climb it and had named it himself.
Mej0K TIL A Canadian officer named Ward Clapham created a program that gives 'positive tickets' to people who do good deeds. Positive Ticket uplifting citations were given to teens and children for free coupons for pizza and ice cream just for obeying the law and putting safety first.