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TIL coffee reduces blood flow to the brain

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AD0V4 TIL that if Skittles fail to make the grade they are fed to cattle as a cheap corn substitute.
awJL9 TIL the Cassandra metaphor occurs when valid warnings are dismissed. The Greek god Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but she refused his love so he placed a curse that nobody would believe her. She was left with knowledge of future events she could not alter or convince others of.
woOpo TIL that "air fryers" are real, and in fact aren't used to fry air - I legit thought that an air fryer is a made up gadget with a nonsensical purpose, created solely for the "You don't own an air fryer" meme. Now I know that it's an actual appliance, used to simulate deep frying with hot air.
gM6d8 TIL That we are paid to give plasma but not blood, because people will lie about communicable diseases when paid for blood.
rRJ04 TIL the American Humane Association Film Unit (responsible for "No Animals Were Harmed" message in films) formed in 1940 due to outrage about a horse that was thrown off a cliff and drowned for the 1939 film Jesse James. Before then trip wires were used to film horses falling over often killing them