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TIL that 3-5 cups of coffee a day is associated with the lowest overall cardiovascular disease risk after controlling for other factors

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MeyjA TIL about the Nuremberg Chronicle, an ambitious history of the world published in 1493, with over 300 pages and 2,000 illustrations. Six blank pages are reserved at the end to record events from 1493 to Judgment Day.
X0EXD TIL only one spacecraft has ever entered orbit around two separate extraterrestrial objects. The Dawn mission entered the orbit of Vesta, the second-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, and then left orbit after a year and traveled to Ceres.
b99XE TIL that R.E.M. was going to sign with Geffen records, but chose not to because Geffen sued Neil Young for making a record that Geffen didn't like.
wLLY8 TIL the first domesticated dog in North America lived in Idaho, USA around 10,400 BC
Xra8 TIL in ancient Greek mythology, Zeus decided to wipe out mankind by flooding the Earth. The world was repopulated by a man and woman who survived the flood by building an ark.