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TIL a Harvard study showed how intermittent fasting may increase lifespan by manipulating mitochondrial networks in the body.

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JWp4 TIL A 19 yr old pizza delivery guy helped save a man’s life by performing CPR on the customer who was turning blue outside the house. He said, “I left a pizza boy and came back a pizza man.” His tip was 25 bucks.
788JL TIL it was theorized through the 19th century that the Arctic Ocean got warmer as it got closer to the North Pole. The "Open Polar Sea" could provide trade routes through an equator-like temperate climate to Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It was disproven by dozens of failed expeditions.
PYBwL TIL that the Michelin star, the ultimate hallmark of culinary excellence, was created by the Michelin tyre company in 1900. The company decided that publishing a ratings guide for hotels and restaurants would compel the limited number of drivers to use up their tyres and buy more.
nWkoP TIL of John Andaman, the name given to the first Andamanese man captured by the British during their colonization of the islands in 1857. Though amazed by British Calcutta, he quickly grew ill with foreign diseases, and was returned to his home to advocate for British rule. He was never seen again.
8ev7G TIL: the FBI developed and sold a "security enhanced" android OS that was actually a honeypot leading to more than 800 arrests