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TIL that adding milk (or anything with fat) to tea destroys the tea’s antioxidants

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BkrD TIL in 1975 90% of Icelandic women refused to work, cook and look after children for a day to demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society and to protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices
Bv1e TIL that actor Andre Royo who played drug addict Bubbles on The Wire was given a small package of heroin by a Baltimore resident with the man saying “Man, you need a fix more than I do.”. Royo has called this his “street Oscar”.
X19Q TIL there is a mathematical formula that if graphed will be an image of the formula itself.
aALL TIL that Hinckley missed all six shots when trying to assassinate Reagan. Three shots hit other people, one hit a building, two hit the car. The last bullet ricocheted off the car’s bulletproof siding and hit Reagan.
4Xo06 TIL that sled dogs can run without getting tired because their bodies can directly burn fat and protein for energy whereas other animals need carbs to do so.