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TIL Taurine supplement makes animals live longer — what it means for people is unclear

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yQxlv TIL That Abigail Adams Sent a Letter to John Adams, A Few Months Before the Declaration of Independence Was Signed, to "Remember the Ladies".
gM4WA TIL in Luxembourg, for the first 4 years of school, Luxembourgish is the medium of instruction, before giving way to German, which in turn gives way to French. Similarly, in the pаrliament, debates are conducted in Luxembourgish, legislation is drafted in German, and the statute laws are in French
RbVQ TIL that Nehru rejected permanent membership for India on the UN Security Council to keep India out of Cold War politics
awX1b TIL In 2016 several California Judges discarded over 66,000 arrest warrants because they felt it was unfair to arrest poor people simply because they could not pay fines.
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