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TIL food that is coloured black often contains food safe charcoal, which can absorb medications (including birth control pills) making them ineffective.

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Ood0Y TIL about MICE, a commonly used acronym to explain the motivation of traitors. MICE stands for “money, ideology, coercion, and ego,” a combination of which may prompt an individual or a group of people to betray their country.
1nBP TIL that in the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings, in order to spur resistance to the Soviet occupation.
9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.
8aMZP TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."
9wPb7 TIL In Denmark, if you reach the age of 25 and aren't yet married, you get tied to a chair and pelted with cinnamon.