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TIL Lucille Ball saved Star Trek from being cancelled in 1964.

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xVoVb TIL There's very little proof that vitamin C actually has any effect on preventing or treating the common cold, although after reviewing 60 years of clinical research it was found that when taken daily, vitamin C very slightly shortens cold duration, by 8% in adults and 14% in children.
VBBdB TIL Koi fish, while superficially signifying "good luck," most strongly mean "perseverance in the face of adversity" because they swim against the current. In legend, they swam up a waterfall and turned into a golden dragon upon reaching the top.
rR9Go The National Hurricane Center is predicting storm surges anywhere from two to more than 11 feet high and this terrifying graphic from The Weather Channel shows the power and danger of Hurricane Florence.
X0A4R TIL that there's a toad species that smells like peanut butter
Eg9X7 TIL 1 in 8 American's Have Worked at a McDonald's