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TIL a recalled obesity drug, fenfluramine, had a remarkable effect on a boy with autism. Before taking fenfluramine, Joshua’s I.Q. was so low it could not be measured. After, he was able to read and do maths at a 4th grade level.

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d8jGK TIL Harry Melling (Dudley from Harry Potter) lost so much weight before the filming of The Deathly Hallows that he had to wear a fat suit
X0Zrk TIL “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” is a famous line from Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address. Roosevelt said this in his speech to help Americans regain faith in themselves during the Great Depression.
nRk9 TIL in order to eliminate gender bias, many orchestras use blind auditions in which the candidates play their instrument behind a screen.
yZVa TIL that former prime minister of New Zealand, David Lange, once wrote in an opinion piece for a NZ military periodical: “Our military forces are an arm of government, just like the Department of Social Welfare, although probably less able to inflict widespread harm.”
kO8o5 TIL that there are currently about 48000 different Christian denominations, and every year that number grows by around 1000