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TIL: Harvard study found that Antioxidants had very little to no effect health benefits.

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p876A TIL Treason is not only a federal crime in the USA. Just over half of the states have their own treason laws. Of only 30 individuals who have ever been convicted of treason in the USA, 0 federal convictions ended with execution, while 5 of the 6 successful state convictions ended in execution.
XEJjk TIL the U.S. government used to buy the dairy industry’s excess cheese and butter in order to maintain the industry as a vital national resource. At its peak in 1983, the stockpile of excess milk fat, stored in cool caves in Missouri, grew to a value of more than $4 billion.
RJpQ TIL Neopets was originally aimed at college students who couldn’t have pets in their dorms
5V5Pp TIL despite being banned or severely regulated in many Western countries, Candy Cigarettes are legal and unregulated in 49 of 50 US States - Tennessee being the sole exception.
8DnV TIL the Energizer bunny was intended to be a parody of Duracell, which advertised using a pink bunny mascot as early as the 70s (15 years before Energizer). However, Energizer got the trademark first, and last year sued Duracell for selling their original pink bunny packaging in some US stores.