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TIL that in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Coca-Cola can be easier to find than bottled water and has led to a diabetes epidemic which has increased 30 percent between 2013 and 2016 and is now the second-leading cause of death after heart disease

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DejV TIL a psychiatrist in the 40s drove around the United States giving hundreds of lobotomies in a van called the “lobotomobile”.
9VAQ TIL the Monty Python foot was painted by Italian artist Bronzino in around 1545
yQjPV Today I learned that craving and chewing ice is associated with iron deficiency with or without anemia, and scientist don’t know why exactly
rRNwM TIL iPhone users can rapidly press the power button five times to show a slider for calling emergency services.
QJOLL TIL that, when Cowboy Bebop's composer went on a trip to the US for her university, she noticed that the groove of street musicians would swing harder as she travelled more from the West Coast to the East