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TIL coffee loses caffeine as it roasted, so a dark, “bold” cup of coffee actually has less caffeine than a lighter roast.

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1Xe7 TIL that a wedding ring is placed on the left ring finger because in ancient times, people used to believe that this was the only finger where a vein connected straight to the wearer’s heart. This vein was named ‘vena amoris’, the vein of love.
VMVKm TIL German biologist Stefan Lanka, who believed that measles was a "psychosomatic illness", announced that he would pay 100,000 Euros to anyone who could prove that measles was a virus. German doctor David Barden proved him wrong and Lanka was ordered by the court to pay the money as promised.
yQ7ZX TIL that Owen Baggett, a Texas native, is the only known person to shoot down a plane while parachuting with a .45 during World War II. He did this after his own plane was shot down and a Japanese fighter pilot flew near him with his cockpit open.
QJ8mp TIL Water is deadly for babies under 6 months. A few ounces can kill them. Water intoxication in babies also occurs when baby formula is diluted with too much water, and when babies are dunked up and down in swimming pools.
R57D6 TIL that Winston Churchhill defended the collaborationist Security Batallions of Greece, which encouraged them to commit war crimes under the belief that their actions would go unpunished. Almost all of them walked free after the Allies won WWII.