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TIL studies of Vitamin D supplements show they offer a significant chance of preventing cold & flu, while Vitamin C actually has little to no benefit.

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LkPEQ TIL about Roy Sullivan, a man who holds the record for being struck by lightning, with 7 times during his lifetime. After the 4th strike, he sought to run away from storms but couldn't escape.
78PD7 TIL that Francis Crozier of the Franklin Expedition fame was among the first people to meet with the survivors of the HMS Bounty mutiny when the British first arrived at the island in 1814.
yQaAV TIL that the U.S. government accepts donations. An account to accept donations was established in 1843 to accept gifts from individuals "wishing to express their patriotism to the United States".
p8l8N TIL James Dean's Porsche "Little Bastard" was believed to be cursed. There were a series of deaths/injuries following Dean's fatal accident; one of which involved the wrecked car falling off a flatbed and crushing the driver. The accidents continued until the wreckage disappeared during transport.
XEldr TIL during the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indi holds up the Nazis with a rocket launcher, an actor appears to swallow a fly during dialog but it actually flew away. Steven Spielberg noticed it and decided it would be funny to cut out a few frames so the fly would not be seen flying away.