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TIL fridge number settings are power, not temperature

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69QmZ TIL that in the early 20th century, doctors used to prescribe cigarettes to patients as a treatment for a variety of ailments, including asthma, anxiety, and even sore throats. It wasn't until the 1960s that the link between smoking and lung cancer became widely known.
l9KK TIL By the time they reach high school, nearly 20 percent of all American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD.
jNLBa TIL the reason a clock is used as a metaphor for how close we are to extinction in the Doomsday Clock is that a clock implies a countdown and suggests that destruction will naturally occur unless someone takes action to stop it.
Rk8w TIL that Albert Hofmann discovered the effects of LSD by handling the compound without gloves, allowing for it to be absorbed through his fingertips inducing the first LSD trip ever.
e0g5 TIL, Many ghost sightings can be attributed to Infrasound, a low frequency sound that can cause people to see and hear things that aren’t real.