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TIL As recently as 2009, China had elementary schools wholly sponsored by big tobacco. One in Sichuan had a message at the front gate that said “Tobacco can help you become an achiever”

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LQEXV TIL Cemeteries historically have been segregated
RYN6 TIL The Placebo Effect works even if patients are explicitly told they are receiving a placebo. One study showed that pills with no active ingredients significantly improved recovery from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, even though “placebo” was printed on the side of the bottle.
aQpy TIL The song “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie was written in critical response to “God Bless America”.
gMYPA TIL a baby penguin was born without feathers in a Chinese zoo and was thus rejected by his parents, but the zookeepers found out he had digestion problems so they fed him by hand until he grew feathers and was reunited with his parents
8aj6K TIL: A park bench in Bristol was given an official postal address so doctors could register the homeless as patients