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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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grQV9 TIL about Llívia, a town in a Spanish exclave surrounded by France. Because of a technicality in a treaty signed in 1659, that transferred only "villages" in the Pyrenees to France, Llívia, which was a "town", remains under Spanish control.
4kyGN TIL that electric vehicles typically weigh 20-50% more than gas-powered cars & guardrails do very little to stop EV’s from barreling through barriers
9YmZG TIL That there is over 7.2 million foxes in Australia thanks to British settlers who imported them in for the purpose of fox hunting
ne5Y7 TIL that Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa were featured together in a razor commercial for Remington; "cleans you, thrills you ... may even keep you from getting busted"-
69eQ7 TIL Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails was previously part of a 80s pop band called Slam Bamboo