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TIL a study shows that people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have a ~20% lower risk of dying from heart disease when compared to those who don't drink.

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rR8mW TIL the Large Hadron Collider had to be turned off for a period of time because a bit of baguette was found in it.
KYQ4E TIL about a man in Raleigh, NC creating a massive street art sculpture known as the 'barrel monster' using stolen construction barrels. Despite the construction company who owned the barrels appreciating it and the publicity it created and not wanting to press charges, the man was arrested anyway.
6EJjX TIL a medical theory which holds that the human appendix serves as a storehouse for good bacteria, and helps to "reboot" the human digestive system after a chronic or short term diarrheal sickness
XEXLQ TIL that these plants are toxic to pets: peony, mums, daffodil, lily, tulip, iris, foxglove, dieffenbachia (dumb cane,) autumn crocus, sago palm, and rhododendron/azaleas.
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