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TIL that Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common, considered by some to be a “hidden epidemic”. There are many possible negative effects on your health, and you should take corrective action if necessary to avoid this condition.

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j6JOQ TIL: In 1915, the New York Philharmonic received complaints about loud knitting, so the directors politely asked patrons to not knit during concerts.
XEMKj TIL Sir Isaac Newton had a dog called “Diamond” who knocked over a candle and set fire to twenty years worth of his research.
OEK4 TIL that Bill Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently.
7rBpP TIL archaeologists found traces of burnt cannabis on an altar in an ancient Jewish shrine, the first time cannabis has been identified in the Ancient Near East. Scientists believe there was sufficient THC to create a mind-altered state in those breathing the fumes.
XE8D6 TIL of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man who was murdered in 1982 by two laid-off auto workers. Blaming the increasing popularity of Japanese cars in America for their redundancy, and the US' auto industry struggles, the men assumed Chin was Japanese, and beat him to death in a nightclub.