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TIL in the US only, the strength of the placebo effect is so high that drug companies have trouble getting new painkillers approved through clinical trials.

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oBxNL TIL Slip 'n Slides are for ages 5 to 12, one teenager and seven adults had become paralyzed or received neck injuries before they were taken of the market but reappearing in the 2000's with the age restricted warning label.
7rN0M TIL about The Bee Hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world
rNy40 TIL that there is a plant mutation known as phyllody, in which flower parts develop into leaves.
me5M TIL of 14-year-old Aitazaz Hassan Bangash, who sacrificed his life after tackling a suicide bomber who was determined to kill students gathered for their morning assembly at their school. During the scuffle, the bomber dressed in a school uniform, panicked and set off the bomb, killing them both.
PYD4g Til that Topher Grace's name is actually Christopher