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TIL unless it’s brewed through a paper filter, coffee can significantly raise cholesterol.

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LQxgd TIL since 2000 the Federation of Québec Maple Syrup Producers maintained an "International Strategic Reserve" of maple syrup of more than 45 million kilograms across multiple warehouses in rural Québec towns. A barrel of maple syrup can be worth around 18 times the value of a barrel of US crude oil
98Np TIL that female octopi die after giving birth, and male octopi die after ejaculating.
grXA4 TIL Vanna White had a miscarriage in 1992 shortly after an episode of Wheel of Fortune contained "Vanna's pregnant" as the answer to a puzzle.
nWjk7 TIL that people who attempted suicide are seven times more likely to die of heart disease before age 40
p8ye TIL Astronauts experience a euphoric ‘cognitive shift’ akin to Buddhist Monks after seeing Earth from space.