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TIL daily mouthwash use is associated with an increased risk of diabetes/prediabetes.

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D4be TIL the University of Victoria offers courses in “Becoming Batman”
YVxG TIL there is an actual measurable difference between a pond and a lake. “If the water is deep enough that light does not get to the bottom, the body of water is considered a lake. A pond is a body of water shallow enough to support rooted plants.”
0w0Pp TIL of the St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928. Located in Angeles National Forest, the reservoir held 12 billion gallons of water. The dam failed before midnight on March 12th. A 140 ft flood wave swept debris and bodies 54 miles to the pacific ocean. Second worst loss of life in California history.
6rBm TIL a drug exists that has been shown to prevent HIV infection at a 92% success rate for gay men and a 70% success rate for intravenous drug users, but less than 1% of at-risk people currently take the drug and only 1/3 of primary care doctors have even heard of it.
JxkQ TIL that Cerberus, the three headed dog which guards the entrance to the underworld, translates pretty much as ‘Spot’, a common dog name.