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TIL Boring in Oregon twinned with Dull in Scotland, then added Bland in Australia to become the Trinity of Tedium

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awgwM TIL 50% of the calories Americans consume come from nutrient-depleted, ultra-processed foods, including refined flours and industrial seed oils. A recent study indicates that US children and adults have high rates of deficiency of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate, as well as the mineral iron
0wemM TIL Roy Orbison (of "Pretty Woman" fame) was a huge fan of Monty Python, with a gift to impersonate, and recite entire sketches.
awWdb TIL that our body uses glucose to recover from viral infections whereas bacterial infections use up ketones that can be released by fasting
e0QML TIL that Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night was actually just a translation of a song by the exact same name, "Stranci u Noći" by Ivo Robić, Croatian singer that lived in my city
meWy TIL that 42% of Americans believe in ghosts, 26% in witches and 24% in reincarnation.