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TIL iodine was added to salt in 1924 to combat goiters, but the iodization also resulted in notable increases in intelligence

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OGJaY TIL the Latin motto for the Kingdom of Naples (1282 AD - 1806 AD) was Noxias Herbas, meaning "Noxious herbs".
4XlYR TIL On June 7th, 1692 the pirate city, Port Royal, in Jamaica was rocked by a massive earthquake that shook the city into the ocean, leaving 2,000 souls burried under sand and brick. Shortly after the quake, a tsunami flooded what was left.
6by8 TIL in a 1993 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine was dating a guy who shared a named with serial killer Joel Rifkin. She suggested to him that he change his name to O.J. like the football player. The following year O.J. was charged with double murder.
J9Y8 TIL that Bill Murray considers Groundhog Day the movie he was born to make and probably the best work that he has done. Before that movie he was seen largely as a clown. After it, he was a complex actor with range.
jLPM TIL that Metallica was the first band to play on all 7 continents.