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TIL VitaminD3 will solve almost 90% of physical and mental issues! more than just a "bone vitamin"—it’s a hormonal powerhouse that threatened the pharmaceutical and medical industries by serving the cure for various ailments.

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k6JE TIL archaeologists excavating a Roman city found remains of close to 100 infants who were smothered and cast into a sewer that ran beneath a brothel. It believed infanticide was a widely used method of limiting family size in ancient Rome
KO0dw Today I learned the name "IKEA" is actually an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. Ingvar Kamprad is the founder's name while Elmytrad is his farm name and Agunnaryd is his hometown.
7VMP TIL that there is a garden in England devoted entirely to plants that can kill. The creator, the Duchess of Northumberland, felt that people ‘would be more interested in hearing how a plant killed, how long it would take you to die if you ate it and how gruesome and painful the death might be’.
Abb7 TIL That when Mister Rogers passed away in 2003, his death was so impactful in the world of children that PBS felt compelled to make a guide for parents called “If your child asks about Fred Rogers’ death”
XE7Ek TIL that 'Big Ben' is not the name of the actual tower, called the 'Elizabeth Tower', but the name of the 16 ton bell inside.