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TIL - Govt spends billions on subsidies to tobacco farmers, at the same time spending billions on anti-smoking campaigns

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e7eb TIL that in 1998 the NIH changed lowered the BMI scores that would be normal, overweight, or obese. 29 million Americans became overweight over night, even though there was no clinical reason. However 7 out of 9 people on the committee worked for or owned weight loss companies.
J1pvQ TIL that in 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.
R5YYa TIL longest U.S. government shutdown lasted 35 days from 12/22/2018 to 1/25/2019
QJY9L TIL that Japanese children have the ability to differentiate the “r” and “l” letters, while many Japanese adults lose this ability
OoB41 TIL at the start of the Civil War the Union issued "essence of coffee," a mix of boiled coffee, milk, and sugar that was reconstituted with water, as a time saving measure. The soldiers refused to drink it, and whole roasted coffee beans were again issued