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TIL that a cup of coffee should be 57.8 °C while drinking to minimize hazards and maximize flavour

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VMDkD TIL Dan Aykroyd is a member of the American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR), a group that's studied paranormal phenomena since 1885. Their work partly inspired him to write Ghostbusters.
WkYZB Til that Benzodiazepines (Anti Anxiety Medication) if taken long enough, can produce a horrific withdrawal syndrome that lasts up to 3 years or more if stopped in some people. It is not recognized by psychiatry or any medical profession.
BrMb TIL A drug called DCA has been shown to work in a small clinical trial on brain cancer patients. Drug companies won’t invest in it as it is unpatentable and therefore unprofitable. Entrepreneurs banned from selling it in the US
awRXo TIL that the Fairy Tales of Ludwig Bechstein were once more popular then the Brothers Grimm. In those tales women were self reliant instead of damsels in distress, and step-mothers were not treated as "wicked" since many German mothers died in childbirth and the role of stepmother was so important.
AN7Od TIL about the Pentagon Pizza Meter, where any time any big geopolitical event is imminent (a war, invasion, assassination, etc.) pizza orders at pizza shops near the pentagon soar, as the Pentagon workers are loading up on food for a long night of analysis and observation.