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TIL that antibiotics are usually not effective for sore throats and common colds as they are caused by viruses rather than bacteria. Taking antibiotics for such illnesses is considered more harmful than beneficial.

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AN9Wx TIL that Caillou actually aired an episode in Turkey where he apologizes for his bad manners and talks about how adults are accusing him of teaching children to be naughty
W0N8 TIL that People were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day without getting tired. Locals named it “robot couple restaurant”. Turns out the restaurant is run by two couples … both the men and women are identical twins.
QJOW9 TIL televangelist Pat Robertson claims to have leg-pressed 2,000 lbs. At age 73.
YpWWd TIL Like an outsized fossil in the Sahara, the 30-mile diameter Richat Structure in Mauritania, originally interpreted as a meteorite impact, is a circular, eroded dome dating back to the splitting of Pangea.
J1gMQ TIL of Marianne Bachmeier who became famous in Germany after she shot the murderer of her daughter in an act of vigilantism in the hall of the District Court of Lübeck in 1981.