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TIL that a study shows that a bottle of red wine is equivalent to 5-10 cigarettes in terms of cancer risk

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EJOw TIL that in 1973, a psychiatrist named David Rosenhan sent eight people with no history of mental illness to mental hospitals. The staff couldn’t tell they were sane. It took some 2 months to get out.
b5X7 TIL if you buy a Volvo through their Overseas Delivery Program, you will receive 2 free round-trip tickets to Sweden, which includes airport pickup + a luxury hotel. Then you’ll get 2 weeks to explore Europe in the car and Volvo pays for the insurance, after which they ship your car to you for free
A7bo TIL A Native Canadian Tribe has successfully blocked Shell’s oil tar sands expansion with treaty protections signed in 1899
8eg9L TIL Roger Ebert’s Superbad review was simply headlined “McLovin It.” He gave it 3.5/4 stars, comparing it to Animal House but calling it “more mature, as all movies are.”
b9Rdp TIL There's a persistent cultural phobia in Germany of air drafts. It is widely believed they cause sore throats or even pneumonia.