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TIL eating local honey that is made from plants that you're allergic to as a form of symptom relief actually doesn't have that much scientific backing.

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EgDmp TIL about Hiranyakashipu. A asura king from Hindu mythology who was blessed to be unkillable by deva, human or animal, at day or night, indoors or outdoors, on earth or space or by any weapon. He was killed by an incarnation of Vishnu who managed to kill him without violating his blessing.
GbW4 TIL April 7th is National Beer Day because this is the date in 1933 that FDR signed the law that lifted Prohibition
4kkZN TIL: no one has accurately measured the speed of light (C) in one direction
pY778 TIL There is an ISO standard for brewing a cup of tea. Ireland objected to it
R79m7 TIL a bit of composite material could greatly inhibit the spread of germs among air travelers, who come in contact with some 3 billion others annually.