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TIL that one of the most common OTC decongestants is not clinically shown to be effective at decongesting you

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VMZEG TIL the term "Caucasian" was first used for skull traits, not skin color. Caucasian populations were thus not exclusively "white," but ranged in complexion from white-skinned to dark brown.
GaZG TIL Usain Bolt demands his ad shoots to be done in Jamaica to bring money to his country
5YxwQ TIL that the Salem Witch Trials could have been just a really bad LSD trip as the rye bread they were eating was contaminated by a fungus called ergot which caused the consumer to spasm or hallucinate, leading people to blame witchcraft.
16XNd TIL that in 1786, Louisiana passed the “tignon law,” forcing mixed‑race and Black women (including former slaves) to cover their hair but many turned the headscarf into a fashion statement
1VYD TIL before it was burnt down in 48 BC by Julius Caeser, the Library of Alexandria is thought to have had a working steam engine.