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TIL phenylephrine is 'useless' as a decongestant
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TIL Ginza street in Tokyo Japan is closed to cars on certain timings during weekends and public holidays.
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TIL that in 5 years, the Black Plague killed over 20 million Europeans, over a third of the continent's population at that time
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TIL that in 1937, a gas leak in the basement at the local school in New London, Texas caused a massive explosion which killed almost 300 children and teachers, the deadliest school disaster in US history. Adolf Hitler even sent his condolences by telegram.
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TIL about Harry Markopolos who informed SEC about Madoff Ponzi scheme since early 2000, but SEC did nothing
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TIL a study on cocaine use challenged the belief that the drug induces weight loss by suppressing appetite. Cocaine users ate way more food than non-users yet this didn't increase their fat mass and they didn't gain weight. Researchers concluded that cocaine reduces the body’s ability to store fat.