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TIL that after data reviews, "no evidence [was found] that placebo interventions in general have large clinical effects"

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x6lk TIL Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was originally dismissed by the band when Kurt Cobain proposed it. It took multiple jam sessions and collaboration from the entire band and was never thought to be a hit. It’s also the only song that all three members are credited as authors.
oRZB8 TIL there are 4 species of giraffe and within the species, giraffes can also have a genetic condition called leucism which is a partial loss of pigmentation making them appear white with spots
Wk5VB TIL all the original members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers are baby boomers
LQr1p TIL "once in a blue moon" is around every 2.7172 years and is coincidentally close to the number e.
16yaW TIL of the Franco-British Union, proposed to unite the two in June 1940. It would have united the militaries, government, and foreign policy of both nations, with very citizen of France immediately enjoying citizenship of Great Britain and every British citizen becoming a citizen of France.