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TIL that drinking soft drinks every day increases risk of bone fractures by 50% because they contain lots of phosphorus, which the body will absorb in place of calcium, causing calcium deficiency

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bQVZ TIL only two groups of people in Sparta could have their names inscribed on their tombstones: women who died in childbirth and men who fell in combat.
6ygW TIL San Marino is the oldest suriving Republic, gaining independence from the Roman Empire in 301 AD.
KOxR6 TIL that R2D2 and C3PO are two important proteins involved in RNA interference. It's a process that leads to silencing of specific genes depending on their requirement in the cell. They are named after the Star Wars characters with the same names.
OG46Y TIL of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, the second floor of the cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in liquid excrement.
QnAk TIL that a NASA engineer named Jack Garman, memorized all the possible error codes of Apollo 11 and saved the mission from being aborted!