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TIL that, at least in Britain, many beers are produced using isinglass (dried fish swim bladders) as a method of clarification and are not strictly vegetarian

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pYEwp TIL the CDC is recommending a "morning after" antibiotic pill to prevent STIs if taken within three days after unprotected sex. The pill significantly reduces the risk of infections like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.
Ookja TIL experiments found that the colors of light reflected on crops while growing can affect their products: tomatoes grown over red mulch had 20% higher yield, carrots grown over yellow mulch had higher concentrations of beta carotene, "far-red" light increased the lengths of cotton fibers, and more.
d8jb7 TIL there are 35 possible dates that Easter can land on, some of which don't repeat for hundreds of years at a time. Nearly 1 out of every 10 calendar dates has been or will be Easter.
D1XQJ TIL that the statutes of limitations in some US states for sexual crimes against children includes a provision that lowers the amount of years if the victim "reasonably should have discovered" the abuse
e0lgL TIL that the reason there was a talking robot in Rocky 4 was because Stallone used that robot at home to help his autistic son, so he wrote it into the script so that he could have his son on set with his robot and care worker