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TIL that coffee in moderation can be beneficial in lowering uric acid buildup in the body and help in preventing gout, a 'disease of kings and the wealthy'.

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AEdn TIL the sun is a near perfect sphere. The difference between its equatorial and polar diameters is only about 10km
5mK9 TIL that a German probe is the fastest man-made object in history
EgO8X TIL in Germany, having sex with someone who says no repeatedly was legal until 2016. It was only punished as rape if violence was threatened or used, or the victim physically tried to fight off the rapist.
71MM TIL: Alaska has the highest rape rate in the U.S… 80 rapes per 100k.
xVLrb TIL about Pedro Rodrigues Filho, the killer who only targetted at criminals and those had wronged him. He was sentenced 126 years imprisonment, but since he kept killing criminals during his time in prison, his sentences was raised to 400 years.