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TIL: “Gatorade is directly linked to to impaired neurological development, reduced fertility, early onset of puberty and altered thyroid hormones.”

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ADGyx TIL Polaris aka the North Star, appears stationary in the sky because it is positioned close to the line of the Earths axis projected into space. As such, it is the only bright star whose position relative to a rotating Earth does not change.
BgmYb TIL that Arthur MacArthur IV, the only child of Douglas MacArthur of WWII fame, has been living a private life since his father’s death in 1964, living under an assumed name and residing in the Mayflower Hotel until 2004.
K14w TIL that the “Pirate speak” from movies and books was an actual distinct dialect of English which was spoken until the 19th century in the west country. It became associated with pirates due to the strong seafaring tradition from the area.
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