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TIL that Winston Churchill was prescribed ‘Indefinite’ quantities of alcohol during prohibition

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WkOZX TIL that University College in London created a tube map showing the average life expectancy of those born near each train station. Some born just 1 stop apart had differences of over a decade.
gyY9 TIL courts have ruled that it’s legal for police departments to discriminate against smart people when hiring
Y7EP7 TIL Today I learned that soft bristled toothbrushes can be more abrasive to enamel than hard-bristled ones.
JXwl TIL: That while the Russian Tsar Bomb is the largest nuclear device ever detonated, it was the ‘cleanest’ nuclear bomb ever detonated. It’s modifications removed 97% of it’s fallout.
ANp1x TIL India developed Vyomitra, a female humanoid robot, to accompany its first astronauts in the historic Gaganyaan spaceflight program