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TIL that Homeopathy 'treatments' in the US must be labelled to say they do not work

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5V8Gp TIL Japan and especially Tokyo was not considered a clean place until the 1970s
b9gD4 TIL NASA plans to have humans on mars with in 15 years, starting with orbit mission in 2030 followed by landing by 2035
xg95 TIL on 5 March 1945, a Gurkha soldier in the British army calmly stood up in open sight and killed a sniper pinning down his company before going on to clear 5 enemy bunkers, single-handedly, all whilst under heavy fire.
OGQde TIL the United States FDA once briefly demanded that Cheerios apply for approval to be sold as a drug, due to its marketing claims of cholesterol health
xVaX7 TIL of an obese Scottish man who went 382 days without food. He survived on coffee, tea and sparkling water along with potassium and sodium supplements. He went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds. All of this was documented and published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.