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TIL: Viagra can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's by 70%

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Mel4m TIL after recording the first "2000-Year-Old Man" record, Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner weren't sure people would like it. Then Cary Grant played it for the Queen of England, who loved it. Brooks said, "Well if the biggest shiksa in the world loves it, we're home free." The record launched their careers.
m1NnR TIL that Eddie Futch (who trained four boxers who all beat Muhammad Ali) got Fraizer to win, by waiting till Ali threw an uppercut, and then countering with a left hook.
jNBeX TIL that Triboulet, jester of Francis I, saved his life thanks to his vivaciousness. After making fun of a king's mistress, he was sentenced to death and had to choose the way he would die. Sharp minded, he asked to die of old age, leaving the King voiceless his sentence was commuted to banishment.
O0d4 TIL that regular coffee drinkers have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other health problems due to an unidentified component interacting with the caffeine.
xVgZ5 TiL that Candian singer/songwriter Lawrence "Gowan" , known for such hits as "Strange Animal" and "Criminal Mind", is currently the lead singer of Styx.