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TIL Turmeric (found in curry powder) has been surprisingly effective against Alzheimer’s symptoms in multiple studies, and currently out-performs any known Alzheimer’s drug.

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JYZrQ TIL the cover of the Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was criticised by Laurence Gruer of NHS Scotland for its image of a man smoking. The band's product manager retorted, "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good."
x6oVg TIL somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean are the Disappointment Islands. Named by John Byron in 1765, because he found the natives to be hostile towads him.
jNVmX TiL that the brain literally eats itself when it doesn't receive enough sleep
neP8o TIL: Real-life "coneheads" can be made by using Artificial Cranial Deformation.
vLZj TIL the Baobab tree is hollow and provides life for animals and humans in parched lands