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TIL a metastudy in 2017 with over 10k participants found that daily vitamin D doses reduced the chance of contracting respiratory infections by 19%

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PY4ML TIL of Spurious Correlation. A phenomenon where two unrelated events coincidentally occur in the same pattern over time, such as the 99% correlation between the divorce rate in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.
PVrL TIL that when asked how he had managed to gather so much information on his classmates, 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg replied that they were “Dumb fucks” for trusting him
OomwX TIL about a platform that provides an interactive map for Indigenous lands that changed and improved the way I view the backstory of countries and people. The map includes indigenous territories, languages, and treaties in different areas around the world.
8a6x4 TIL that for a period of time in 2010, Ozzy Osbourne was the health columnist in the British Sunday Times
PMRG TIL That the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has donated over $10,000,000 to charity since they started touring.