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TIL that the myth that vitamin C cures/reduces colds was started by aging two time Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling, as he was convinced taking large doses of the vitamin would make him live longer and could even cure cancer

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Med1B TIL in medieval England, they stacked scones, cookies, and buns as high as possible for weddings. The bride and groom would then try to kiss over this stack of pastries. If they kissed without making it fall, it was believed the couple would have good fortune.
0waXL TIL that airplanes at high cruising altitudes (20-30K+ft/6-9k+m), despite going slower than the speed of sound (~767mph/1238km/h) are technically flying supersonic. That's because the speed of sound decreases with pressure and pressure drops with altitude.
6Epo8 TIL that the world’s smallest wasp is smaller than an amoeba. The wasp, Megaphragma mymaripenne - complete with eyes, brain, wings, muscles, guts and genitals is only about 200 micrometres long. Their average lifespan at adulthood is 5 days and they lay eggs in the eggs of thrips.
negKP TIL the french numbers is a blend of the decimal system of cont, used in Roma, and the vigesimal system of count, used by the Celtics, and it became official only in the century 17
X8RD TIL about Bastoy, the Norwegian prison that treats inmates kindly with guards who act like social workers, and boasts a 16% reoffending rate (compared to 70% elsewhere in Europe and the US).