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TIL that 3-5 cups of coffee a day is associated with the lowest overall cardiovascular disease risk after controlling for other factors

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0pwp TIL Fairview Cemetary, Halifax has a grave marked “J. Dawson” which still gets flowers left today following the release of the 1997 film “Titanic”
gMBxb TIL radioactivity was discovered accidentally due to bad weather. H. Becquerel stopped his experiments on uranium that required sunlight in an overcast day and put uranium crystals and photographic plates away in a drawer. When he opened the drawer, he discovered the radioactive nature of uranium.
R7781 TIL that in 2013 the town of Nucla, Colorado passed a law requiring its citizens to own a gun.
pnvN TIL that Mr. Roger’s never served in the military, despite ongoing rumors that he was a Navy Seal who had 25 confirmed kills during the Vietnam War.
5Yo5n TIL in early 1984 Chrysler was about to introduce the Newport. However, after the dealers have taken first orders for those cars, Chrysler decided to cancel the new model and sell it as the Dodge Diplomat SE instead.