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TIL that tannin is an organic compound found in tea (especially black) and wine, That can make you feel nauseous if consumed on empty stomach.

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KOyRG TIL that the norovirus on "Oasis of the Seas" in January 2019 infected 592 (or 7%) of the passengers–one of the worst outbreaks on a cruise ship ever. With hundreds quarantined in their cabins, the cruise ship returned back to Florida early & all passengers were reimbursed for their failed vacation.
4kKGX TIL people are marrying avatars on their Replika app.
j6X1E TIL Santa Claus slapped Arius the Heretic, saved girls from becoming prostitutes, and resurrected 3 "pickled children"
P4RL TIL that George Washington was famous for using free liquor as a way to get votes. He once brought 160 gallons of rum to a campaign rally attended by 391 people.
XEKME TIL the first huge ammonium nitrate disaster happened 104 years before the Beirut explosion in Faversham, Kent, UK, but was hushed up by authorities during the first world war. 108 people lost their lives and many more were injured.