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TIL that there is little to no scientific evidence that probiotics reduce gastrointestinal discomfort, improve immune health, or relieving constipation. Both US and EU regulators have rejected claims by companies claiming such benefits.

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xVYko TIL during the persecution of English Catholics, Nicholas Owen built secret compartments called "priest holes" into Catholic houses to hide priests from being rounded up. 400 years later some may still be undiscovered, since Owen was tortured to death rather than give up their locations.
Wkvwd TIL that a Canadian study performed on university students suggested that simply WEARING a police-style uniform may alter one's attention towards people with low socio-economic status.
gOKW TIL the Catholic Church used to castrate boys who accused priests of sexual abuse, as recently as the 1950’s
gM7o8 TIL that Conan O'Brien met his wife for the first time on a remote segment of his Late Night show in 2000.
e9pJ TIL that purple as a color is similar to violet, but violet is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light whereas purple is a composite color, made by combining red and blue.