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TIL of the French Paradox, the low rate of French heart disease despite a diet rich in fat and alcohol

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mXov TIL “Turning a blind eye” is thought to come from Admiral Horatio Nelson disobeying an order to withdraw during a naval battle; allegedly putting a telescope to his blind eye & saying “You know, Foley, I have only one eye - and I have a right to be blind sometimes. I really do not see the signal.”
xo5 TIL There is a pen that is able to sanitize any water on earth
PrOZ TIL of Cunningham’s Law: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”
99lD TIL on Christmas in 1914 German and Allied Troops had a truce and sang songs together, gave presents to each other, and played soccer.
dDDXZ TIL that in the UK, prostate cancer kills more patients a year than Breast Cancer