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TIL The researchers found a 9-13% lower risk of death among people who drank at least 2 cups of tea per day than among non-tea drinkers.

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4QbX TIL that the man who led the attack on Pearl Harbor became a Christian evangelist after the war and settled in the US
9YRpX TIL During WW2, the US created information material for its white soldiers about to be stationed in Britain, warning them that they would have to cope with black soldiers joining them in pubs. "It might not happen at home, but the point is, we are not at home".
NXeLN TIL the Tsar Bell has been destroyed in fires twice. The current version is the largest bell in the world, and has never been rung. However, students at UC Berkeley simulated it's ring in 2016.
VOl4 TIL Merlin (the famous wizard) predates the stories of King Arthur. Originally he was known as Myrddin Wyllt, and is Welsh.
w4D6 TIL NYC Firefighter Steve Buscemi was arrested in 2003 for protesting the closing of numerous firehouses.