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TIL “channel drift” is a term used to describe when a TV channel loses it’s original purpose. (The Learning Channel showing Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

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rRJG1 TIL that water is insignificant in our body and "drink 8-glasses of water a day" is a myth based on a 1945 psychological recommendation with no medical reference.
59oB TIL that after winning independence from France, Haiti was forced to pay 150 million francs (later reduced to 60 million) in reparations to the French slaveholders in order for France to recognize their sovereignty. Starting in 1825, the last payment was made in 1947.
7NGP TIL the phrase “By and large” has a naval origin, meaning a ship that can sail by (nearly against) the wind, and large (with a backing wind) - i.e. “it’s a good ship, by and large.”
vPpAx TIL in 2013, Vulture Magazine named Mazzy Star's "Fade into You" the most overused song in film and TV.
wMx6 TIL A woman correctly detected 11 out of 12 subjects in a Parkinson’s study using her sense of smell. 8 months later the one extra she believed had Parkinson’s was diagnosed with the disease making her 12/12