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TIL that "dietary supplements" in the United States don't need to pass any safety inspections or testing. Manufacturers don't have to prove their products are safe, or even effective, and the FDA can only remove an unsafe product after someone gets sick, dies, or files an "adverse event" report.

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6E0nX TIL the Austrian Fatherland Front, while the fascist organ of a one-party state from 1934-38, opposed the Nazi Party, and the dislike was mutual. Austrofascists not only accommodated Jewish supporters and paramilitary wings, but also rejected unification with Germany and emphasized Catholic theology
0dQyA TIL: There was a former warlord and cannibal, now preacher known as General Butt Naked. He led the Naked Base Commandos, comprised of child soldiers, to commit child sacrifices and cannibalism in war. He admitted to killing at least 20k, but was not prosecuted. He now assists former child soldiers.
e05xg TIL the Lurie family tree is considered the oldest (3000 years old, started 1037 BCE) family tree in existence. It begins with King David and continues up to the present day and includes among its members Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx and many kings of Judah, and almost every Ashkenazi Jew in existence.
69Yew TIL in 2001, a young boy in Florida had his arm bitten off by a shark. His quick-thinking uncle not only rescued him but also wrestled the 200-pound shark to shore. The boy's arm was retrieved from inside the shark, and after an 11-hour surgery, it was successfully reattached.
dD008 TIL Puck, a male budgie, holds the world record for the largest vocabulary of any bird, at 1,728 words