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Today I learned that dandelion roots can be used to make a coffee-like beverage.

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rRd44 TIL the Power of Sleep particularly for elite athletes. Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. Usain Bolt 9-10 hrs a day. Le Bron James also sleeps 12 hours. For a long time, while he was struggling with his form, Tiger Woods had a sleep disorder.
GyeN TIL that Norinco (Chinese firearms manufacturer) guns are no longer imported into the US because the company tried to sell anti-aircraft missiles to US street gangs.
R5R1j TIL that the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company pioneered the development and production of the Ejection Seat after its founder, Sir James Martin, lost his partner, Capt Valentin Baker, in a plane crash in 1942
wAe8 TIL that in 1963, some Barbie dolls came with a book entitled “How to Lose Weight” which advised “Don’t eat!” and a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs.