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TIL Cigarette smoking has a positive relationship with caffeine tolerance and metabolism because it induces the cytochrome P450 1A2 enzyme that breaks down caffeine.

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9wYGQ TIL that any sufficiently large explosion will result in a mushroom cloud, not just nuclear explosions
D1akg TIL that, after martial arts, parkour is booming amongst Iranian women, who are often seen practising various jumps and rolls while still wearing the mandatory hijab
Y78LP TIL musician Jay Ferguson not only wrote the theme song for "The Office" (US) but also wrote the popular 1970s yacht rock song "Thunder Island".
Wkox9 TIL nearly half of the world’s adult population will weigh in above a healthy range by 2030
GdMG TIL Democrats used to be “red” (the color associated with socialism) and Republicans used to be “blue” (the color associated with the Union Army). It changed in the 1984 election because “Reagan”, “Republican” and “Red” all start with “Re”.