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TIL licorice candy can cause erectile dysfunction, among other health issues

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X044X TIL Honey has been shown to recover hopeless behavior in mice that have undergone restraint stress for 21 days
b6EEp TIL Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was reportedly killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle that mistook his bald head for a rock, while he was staying outdoors to avoid a prophecy that he would die "by the fall of a house."
nweo TIL USA has broken, changed or nullified all treaties made with native Americans.
vn08 TIL that very few educated people since Greek times believed the Earth to be flat. The myth that ppl believed in a flat earth was made up to demonize religion.
R7VQa TIL about steam train driver Wally Oaks who heroically gave his life to stop his train after an accident engulfed the engine in flames. He saved all passengers and was posthumously awarded a George Cross for bravery.