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TIL Vitamin D is not really a vitamin, but a hormone that starts synthesis with sunlight.

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jArM TIL Ore trains in Sweden traveling down to the coast generate five times the amount of electricity they use, powering nearby towns and the return trip for other trains.
Gvo1 TIL a study done on deaths during pregnancy between 1993-1998 found that homicide was the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
8mmG TIL An Ethiopian Olympic runner couldn’t find a comfortable pair of shoes, so he ran the 1960 Olympic Marathon in Rome barefoot, finished first, and set a new World Record.
grBb7 TIL Pistachio used to by dyed red so they looked more appetizing
R7vDl TIL In 1862 Lincoln signed the Morrill Act which took 10.7 million acres from 250 tribes creating violence-backed land-grab universities as the root of higher education, economic development, and improved quality of life. Lincoln ordered 38 Dakota resistance hanged, the largest ever mass execution.