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TIL marijuana lessens side effects from treating hepatitis C and increases treatment effectiveness.

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oBlYW TIL that the longest echo in a man-made structure is produced in an abandoned oil depot in Scotland, the Inchindown Oil Tanks. The echo lasts for 112 seconds.
P189E TIL US zip codes begin with zeroes at the eastern part of the country, to nines on the west coast.
bJEa TIL Bacteria can absorb genetic material from dead bacteria and integrate them into their own genome. So if a bacterium eats the corpse of one which has adapted to colder temperatures, it will gain that resistance to cold as well.
Brdde TIL: Bored of the Rings, a published in 1969, is a parody of Lord of the Rings. Written by National Lampoon founder Douglas C. Kenney, it includes characters such as Frito Bugger and Goodgulf Grayteeth
jNpYE TIL The Nazis staged an exhibition of "Degenerate Art" in 1937 to “educate” the public on the “art of decay.”