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TIL phenylephrine is 'useless' as a decongestant

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X0LR6 TIL Ginza street in Tokyo Japan is closed to cars on certain timings during weekends and public holidays.
oBvvR TIL that in 5 years, the Black Plague killed over 20 million Europeans, over a third of the continent's population at that time
k9rE 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.
WkanL TIL about Harry Markopolos who informed SEC about Madoff Ponzi scheme since early 2000, but SEC did nothing
nWnmY 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.