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TIL - Caffeine is on the NCAA Banned Substance List

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MebnV TIL the first documented use of toilet paper dates back in 589AD in early medieval China. Elsewhere, wealthy people wiped themselves with wool, lace or hemp, while others used their hand when defecating into rivers, using rags, wood shavings, leaves, grass, hay, stones, sand, moss,water, snow, etc.
ADQxo TIL German Shepherds are prone to getting hip displasia as a result of breeding for specific cosmetic traits. This unethical breeding has turned a once robust breed into a frail breed disproportionately prone to musculoskeletal disorders, osteoarthritis, diarrhea, obesity, and behavioral problems.
OGVP7 TIL A decent 6-megapixel camera is good enough for most normal camera usage. Higher megapixels matter more for canvas sized prints and night sky photography
JYL44 TIL German alchemist Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus when he tried to make gold from urine
Bgd1W TIL The Flynn Effect reveals that human intelligence increases with each generation