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TIL Garlic ranks as the #1 antibacterial food. Capsicums (peppers) are only 75% effective

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nQOP TIL actor Alan Alda teaches improv to scientists to help their public speaking
rR5MW TIL 40% of British government expenditure in 1833 was compensation paid to slave owners following abolition. The amount borrowed to fund this wasn’t paid of until 2015.
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