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TIL Common allergy drugs are linked to dementia!

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wLVyJ TIL that in 1996 a bill was passed to protect food vendors from liability for giving unused food to the needy instead of throwing it away for liability reasons.
VMbop TIL Body dysmorphic disorder, occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part or appearance is severely flawed and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix it
rReyM TIL at the Battle of Megiddo, General Allenby won one of the most decisive victories during WWI against the Ottoman Empire. He attacked through the narrow Musmus Pass, a risky tactic he had learned from reading about Egyptian Pharao Thutmose III during the Battle of Megiddo in the 15th century BCE
epBZ4 TIL, Croissants are an Austrian invention, created after their victory over the Ottoman empire (1683), the crescent shape representing the Turkish flag. It was the Austrian emperor’s daughter Marie-Antoinette who introduced it the France.
Amxl TIL: Frequent marijuana use during one’s adolescent years (13-20) was associated with an average loss of 8 IQ points during mid adult-hood.