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PYo1O TIL that the price of bread was commonly regulated across medieval Europe. As bread was essential to the lives of medieval peoples, these laws protected common people from fraudulent bakers
b0AZ TIL Ibn Al-Haytham, a Muslim physicist and scientist that lived during the Golden Age of Islam, is credited with the creation of the scientific method that has became the basis of Western science today.
XjYE TIL in 2003, the US sugar industry lobbied congress to block a WHO report which would set guidelines for sugar intake at 10% of daily calories. Congress blocked the report by threatening to cut all WHO funding if it was released, & backed the industry’s sugar intake recommendation of 25% daily.
eKRn TIL Sarcasm improves your problem solving ability
epP7k TIL: heart disease was fairly uncommon until the 20th century. It is now the leading cause of death. The cause of the increase was smoking and diet