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TIL there is a small settlement in Africa called Singapore

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PYg9n TIL acetaminophen (aka Tylenol) is clinically effective at treating hurt feelings as well as physical pain.
5Y17k TIL OJ Simpson has paid less than 1% of the $33.5 million civil judgment against him for the wrongful death of Ron Goldman
wNn6 TIL, an extensive study by Public Health England has shown E-cigarrettes are 95% less harmful than normal cigarettes, while nearly half of the population are unaware of this. The study also showed that e-cigs do not act as a route into smoking for children and non-smokers.
78GP7 TIL that the town of Alvira, PA was purchased by the DOD during WW2 & all its residents displaced. They built about 150 bunkers to housed munitions. Today you can find remaining bunkers in State Game Lands 252. (Wear blaze orange!)
wvxJ TIL Lizzie Velásquez, age 27, is one of only three people in the world who suffer from the same unnamed genetic condition. Medically unable to gain weight (her highest weight was 64 lb/29 kg) and having 0% body fat, she must eat on average every 15-20 minutes (about 60 small meals per day).