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TIL caffeine boosts the effectiveness of pain relievers, like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, by 40%.

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QNr0E TIL the The Warriors was X-rated in France in 1979 for incitement to violence, the French Movies Control Board describing the movie as "a very realistic vision of the urban guerrilla warfare that gangs can develop to conquer a city"
gOXA TIL that 84% of white tuna served in American sushi restaurants is actually escolar, which is considered toxic by the Japanese government and was banned in 1977
0dyN5 TIL although Alaska cost 2 cents per acre when it was purchased for $7 million, it is an expensive place to govern due to how remote it is, its weather and natural disasters like the 1967 earthquake. Projects like the Alaska railroad were also more difficult and expensive to execute than anticipated
4krAo TIL that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still used today to treat severe depression.
RBo6 TIL Kenny Thompson, a tutor/mentor at Valley Oaks Elementary School, learned about over 60 students at his school were eating cold sandwiches for lunch because of overdue funds on their accounts, he decided to pay off the $465 negative balance.