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TIL: Peppercorns could help alleviate Cannabis-induced anxiety.

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4x86 TIL the chance to sit in the first booth at Monk’s Cafe — and thus be included in a Seinfeld scene — was auctioned off for charity throughout the show’s run
pY7mp TIL There is no scientific consensus on whether acrylamide (burnt black-looking food) from burnt toast, burnt chips, or crispy potatoes causes cancer.
wo5xE TIL of Ptolemy Ceranus, who was a son to Alexander the Great's general Ptolemy. Rejected from inheriting his father's Egyptian throne he traveled to Macedonia where he made the kingdom fall to an invasion, assassinated the conqueror, and then died in battle - causing 2 years of anarchy in the region
e0vg5 Today I learned, baby blankets are not safe for babies under 1 yr. old to sleep with.
8a5eX TIL that sperms don't swim. We have been wrong for the last 350 years. Using 3D microscopy technology were able to mathematically reconstruct the rapid movement of the sperm. The sperm body spins at the same time that the tail rotates around the swimming direction. Sperm drills into the fluid.