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TIL Whiskey means "Water of Life"

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LkVwm "The fitness patterns for conferring longevity and robust lifelong cardiovascular health are distinctly different from the patterns that develop peak performance and marathon/superhuman endurance. Extreme endurance training and racing can take a toll on your long-term cardiovascular health. For the daily workout, it may be best to have more fun endure less suffering in order to attain ideal heart health." Dr. James O'Keefe Jr. is the director of Preventative Cardiology Fellowship Program and the Director of Preventative Cardiology at Cardiovascular Consultants at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, a large cardiology practice in Kansas City. He is the co-author of four bestselling books including The Forever Young Diet & Lifestyle (Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC, 2005). In 1989, he became a professor of medicine at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and has contributed to over 200 articles in medical literature. He is also the chief medical officer and founder of Cardiotabs, a company that creates nutritional supplements to aid in a healthy lifestyle.
5RxR TIL Bryan Kestner, the person who came up with the idea for Planet Hollywood, received only minimal shares for his contribution. He has been asked to not attend functions related to the restaurant. To this day, he has received no money for coming up with the idea.
69d0w TIL of the six men that played The Three Stooges... Moe, Curly, and Shemp (Howard) were real life brothers.
KYYKw TIL about the white-spotted pufferfish and the intricate ornaments they create as part of their mating ritual. to attract a mate, the male fish work for a week straight to create those circles which sir david attenborough called 'masterpieces'.
69Qdw TIL about Scheele’s Green (aka Schloss Green), an arsenic-laced artificial color very popular in the 19th century, showing up in artificial flowers, candles, toys, fashionable ladies’ clothing, soap, beauty products, confections, and wallpaper and leading to scores of deaths.