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TIL in Quebec after banning ads for toys and fast food targeted at children under 13, the result was lower childhood obesity rates.

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mY0O TIL Special K is being considered by the scientific community to be a plausible treatment for depression
1aXgW TIL crocodiles are homodonts i.e. each of their ~80 teeth is of the same type and they can get replaced upto 50 times over a lifespan of 35-70 years.
b94Z9 TIL: In 1666, the plague-infested village of Eyam quarantined itself inside a marked circle for 14 months. Neighboring communities left food at the edge of the circle in exchange for disinfected coins. 80% of the people died, but no one crossed the circle.
a89Ro TIL on April Fool’s Day of 1957 the BBC showed a 3 minute report broadcast showcasing a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from their family spaghetti tree convincing numerous British people that spaghetti grew on trees.
X9pr TIL that when Peter the Great had problems with his urinary tract and bladder in 1723, doctors would later preform a surgery in 1724 which released over 4 pounds of blocked urine from his body.