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TIL that whiskey has a number of health benefits including heart health, preventing blood clots, and slowing dementia, among other things!

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Pj0Z TIL that the difference between jelly and jam is that jelly is made from fruit juice while jam is made from crushed fruit.
aQ5o TIL that The Nutrition Facts for Tic Tac mints say they contain 0 grams of sugar per serving. The number one ingredient in Tic Tacs is sugar. But the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams. This qualifies as sugar-free.
xEn1 TIL that WWI was one of the first wars where there were more deaths from actual combat than disease.
vGa8 TIL the vultures in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ were originally meant to be voiced by The Beatles until John Lennon insisted they weren’t “going to sing for Mickey f—ing Mouse”. Still, Disney kept a lot of likeness to the band in the characters.
mX4v TIL emperor Elagabalus was married as many as five times, lavished favors on male courtiers popularly thought to have been his lovers, employed a prototype of whoopee cushions at dinner parties, and was reported to have prostituted himself in the imperial palace.