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TIL that drinking caffeine-containing beverages can reduce the harmful effects of sun-exposure, effectively acting like an oral sunscreen

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xdP1 TIL Barry Manilow wrote many famous jingles for companies like McDonald’s (You deserve a break today), State Farm (Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!) and BandAids. (I am stuck on Bandaids, cause Bandaids are stuck on me!)
9w4Yp TIL for the past 5 years in a row guns have been the leading cause of death amongst children 1 to 19 years old in the US
rRgr1 TIL that the town of Why, Arizona was originally known as just "Y" due to the Y-shaped intersection of two roads. It changed its name to "Why" due to an Arizona state law requiring town names to be at least 3 letters long.