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TIL about Joseph Goldberger an epidemiologist in the US Public Health Service. He proved pellagra was due to bad diet, but for years his evidence was disbelieved.

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LQWnP TIL the word Snafu started off as a military acronym for the phrase Status Nominal: All Fouled Up. The military acronym started in the 1940s and was meant to highlight situational messes on missions. The term has since graduated to accepted slang.
bJ6Z TIL that New Belgium Brewing company (makers of Fat Tire, Blue Paddle, etc) will only ship their beers cold, but since it is illegal in Oklahoma and Utah liquor stores to sell cold full-percentage beer (+3.2%), New Belgium refuses to distribute its product there.
GYMO5 TIL that a group of Black-capped Chickadees is called a banditry of chickadees, referring to the mask-like appearance of the species.
Ma9A TIL that a radio station in Cincinatti was the first to broadcast at 500-kilowatts - a signal so powerful, some could hear the station from the metal in their mattresses and box springs.
D11ae TIL the removal of Skymall magazines saved American Airlines an estimated $350K per year in fuel costs.