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TIL Grapefruit Juice can interact dangerously with a number of medications.

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WkAW8 TIL that there is a shanytown on the edge of Seoul's affluent Gangnam District, created by people evicted from houses in low-income areas demolished prior to the 1988 Olympics, who came there as their last refuge. It has 2500-4000 residents, mostly impoverished elderly, living in shacks and trailers
g5Nb TIL Rosey Grier, the only surviving member of the LA Rams’ famed “Fearsome Foursome”, worked as a bodyguard for Robert Kennedy when he was assassinated. Although unable to prevent the killing, Grier took control of the gun and subdued the shooter.
KYZxw TIL that Flo from Progressive is worth $6 million, and earns $1 million per year 🫡
R70aj TIL because of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal causing mistrust in local suppliers, it is estimated that up to 80% to 90% of infant formula purchased in Australia is destined for China.
4XB7o TIL of Senator William Proxmire, who was so active in opposing scientific/medical research that his name became a verb. To Proximire means to obstruct scientific research for political gain.