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TIL the average person consumes about 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of sugar each year, with North and South Americans consuming up to 50 kg (110 lb) and Africans consuming under 20 kg (44 lb).

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 10:36 pm

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18 pounds at birth

by cringeyjokesman July 13, 2022, 4:59 pm

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TIL after filming of the restauraunt scene in the 1983 “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life”, hundreds of pounds of fake vomit had to be cleaned up on short notice as a wedding was booked at the same venue hours later.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 1:55 am

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TIL Actor Vincent D’Onofrio gained 70 pounds to play the role of Private Leonard Lawrence (aka Private Pyle) in Full Metal Jacket. This is still the current record for most weight gained for a role. Nine months after filming, D’Onofrio had lost the weight to play Dawson in Adventures in Babysitting.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 3:34 am

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TIL that humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. By age 70, humans lose an average of 105 pounds of skin.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 1:36 am

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TIL about Angus Barbieri, a Scottish man who fasted for 382 days straight and lost 276 pounds (125kg). He only consumed black coffee, tea and vitamins. He did not suffer any negative effects from not eating.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 7:06 pm

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TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte sniffed over seven pounds of snuff a month.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:59 pm

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TIL: During the Civil War, the Confederate army used bat guano, 2.500 pounds a day during the mining operation, to make gunpowder.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 1:28 pm

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If Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight

by cringeyjokesman June 1, 2022, 11:56 pm

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What’s the best way to lose some pounds?

by cringeyjokesman June 1, 2022, 12:32 am

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How would you sneak 8 pounds of beaver feces pass TSA?

by QuestionGuy May 30, 2022, 4:49 am

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Found on /r/Antiwork: This is how I stole 50 pounds of Panda Express food.

by CopyPastaArchive May 24, 2022, 2:29 pm

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