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TIL that caffeine, a stimulant, has actually been shown to calm down people with ADHD and help them concentrate.

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Rjda TIL that the UK has an underground aviation fuel pipeline dating back to WWII, allowing aviation fuel to be transported around the country without risking it on roads and railways
rNL4y TIL Alessandro Morechi (11 November 1858 – 21 April 1922) was the last castrato singer and the only Italian castrato singer of the classical bel canto tradition who made solo recordings in the late 19th century.
7rg8O TIL that the word "Nazi" is actually German slang for "backwards peasant", a term that existed before the Nazi party. We used it as an insulting abbreviation the their actual name, Nationalsozialistische. Hitler hated being called a Nazi. Also, the origins of a bunch of other terms.
jNnMa TIL Massachusetts man Richard Noll bought two scratch-offs in order to break a $100 bill to buy lunch and won $10 million from one of the tickets. Mitesh Patel, who sold him the winning ticket, will receive a $50,000 bonus.
DNeY TIL Scientists have found that smiling men are less attractive to women because they may be judged to be more feminine and less dominant. However, men find smiling women more attractive.