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TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China

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MeNrW TIL That Ernest Hemingway became paranoid and believed the FBI was spying on him. He was treated with electroshock. Turns out, he was really being spied on, and it was Edgard Hoover who personally placed him under surveillance.
wmyM TIL The voter turnout for US presidential elections hasn’t breached 62.8% in the last 100 years
KYZ5a TIL A study of more than 500 patients has shown that too many cough drops – especially those containing menthol – can actually make coughs more severe. Reported duration of cough at time of clinic visit was greater in cough-drop users (12.5 days) compared with non-users
rNWpx TIL The Matrix defense is a legal defense based on the premise of the film franchise The Matrix. A defendant using this defense claims that they committed a crime because they believed that they were in a simulated world
v1lML TIL of Takayama Ukon, a 1500s Japanese Daimyo who converted to Catholicism and is a candidate for Sainthood in the Vatican. If canonized, Takayama will be the first Samurai saint, the only Daimyo saint, and since he was exiled to the Philippines for being a Christian, the third Filipino saint.