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TIL that a study of herbal supplements found that one-third showed outright substitution, meaning there was no trace of the plant advertised on the bottle — only another plant in its place.

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grXv7 TIL of Irish boxer Steve Collins, who employed unusual but successful mind games such as being apparently hypnotised during fights, and listening to headphones as his opponent’s ring music played.
xYl7 TIL the New Zealand town of Brightwater had 5 electric street lights in 1911 powered by a hydroelectric generator which was auto-controlled by a flock of chickens. At night, the chickens would go inside their coop and their weight would close an electric circuit, turning on the street lights.
9Ybd7 TIL that federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.
N7r0e TIL that after Ted Bundy's initial arrest, police searched his apartment but missed a collection of Polaroid photos of his victims. He was then released because of insufficient evidence, and he immediately went home and destroyed the photo collection.
XnQR TIL Despite being released over 40 years ago, The Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014.