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TIL Ketogenic Diets Have “Profound Effect on Brain Function”: ’… two new studies published in Cell Metabolism show how cutting back carbohydrates and intermittent fasting not only helps with weight, but may stretch out your life while improving your memory along the way - in mice, at least.

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oBEER TIL that Silent Hill was based off a real town, Centralia, which still has a toxic coal mine burning underneath them 60 years later.
v1KNr TIL Spuds Mackenzie, the Bud Light mascot dog, was actually a lady dog named Honey Tree Evil Eye. She was retired because her fame (and controversy) overshadowed the beer giant’s product
axJA TIL that at one point, Blockbuster was growing so fast that it was opening a new store every 17 hours
9wxxM TIL cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling ran a Dungeons & Dragons game in 1978 with a young Warren Spector. Spector cited this as his inspiration to become a videogame designer, where he went on to produce games such as Ultima Underworld, Wing Commander, Thief and Deus Ex
xVwPB TIL of a bad ass female Pirate. Zheng Yi Sao Commanded 400 ships, 60,000 Pirates, and fought the East India Trading Company. She raided with the Black Flag Fleet Numerous villages, settlements, and towns fell victim to the rampaging pirates.