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TIL numerous studies find no evidence for Vitamin C (or other cold supplements) reducing/preventing colds and flu

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P171Z TIL that Tom's Restaurant in NYC (whose exterior is used for Monk's Diner in Seinfeld) also inspired Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner."
XEpdD TIL Dustin Hoffman "helped" co-star Meryl Streep in a scene of 1979 film Kramer vs Kramer by slapping her hard in the face without warning. "This was my first movie, and it was my first take in my first movie, and he just slapped me." Despite a contentious working relationship, both won Oscars.
4k9NJ TIL that the song "I've Been Everywhere" originally used Australian places instead of American ones
MemoW TIL that Sawyer Brown is not the name of a country music singer but is the name of a band
KgWE TIL in ancient Rome, the architectural feature called a “vomitorium” was the entranceway through which crowds entered and exited a stadium. The Latin word vomitorium derives from the verb vomitum which means “to spew forth”.