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TIL that "Traditional Chinese Medicine" is not a genuine medical heritage, but was invented by Chinese Communists in the 1950s as a nationalist response to shortages of "Western-style" doctors and medication

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X0AvP TIL that Gatorade is similar in composition to a medical rehydration solution.
QJGvp TIL The Princess Bride had an alternate ending with Fred Savage looking out his window and see the four heroes on horseback. Andre the Giant was too heavy for a horse so they set up a cable system. That day of shooting Andre showed up drunk and workers had to lift a drunk giant on that horse.
4YY6 TIL Hurricane season is in late summer because that’s when the temperature difference between the sea surface and the air above is the greatest.
DGbp TIL that “crushable concrete” is a safety feature at many airports. The surface deforms under the weight of an aircraft and slows it down in a similar way to sand filled runaway truck ramps.
YpdDZ TIL that old timers in Alaskans are known as “sourdoughs.” This is because Experienced miners and other settlers frequently carried a pouch of starter either around their neck or on a belt to keep it active in freezing Alaska winters.