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TIL that depression has a more debilitating effect on work performance than rheumatoid arthritis.

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4kPNo TIL there is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods called the Ark of Taste. Example foods include the pawpaw, bra sausage, and casu martzu.
jNeDQ TIL, in the 1990s, USAF Developed MARAUDER, a Plasma Toroid Rail Gun That Theoretically Could Fire Plasma Projectiles at 10,000 km/s, 3% the Speed of Light. In the Mid-1990s Results Were Classified Due its Success.
Bk8k TIL back in 1894 the British Government did an inquiry into cannabis use in India, and concluded that “moderate use practically produces no ill effects”.
9wxZD TIL Druids were exempt from taxes, military service, and were held in such high esteem they could stop battles between warring armies.
KNl9 TIL a man in Michigan whose house was slated for demolition switched the house numbers with his neighbor so the crew demolished the wrong house.