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TIL in the US, more babies are born on Monday and Tuesday than any other day because doctors don’t like scheduling c-sections and induced labour on the weekend.

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9YepG TIL In the 1960’s, Paul Klipsch was found in his office, stripped down to his skivvies with the thermostat set to high. He was trying to determine why early calculators would quit when operated at high temperatures. He later sent a letter to the manufacturer, explaining the source of the problem.
LZQr TIL that Matt Damon, when asked why he accepted his role in Saving Private Ryan, responded: “It was offered to me. When Spielberg says jump, bitches say how high?”
yoYv TIL during the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, Herodotus recorded the first case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when a Greek named Epizelus became permanently blind without being hit.
R7Bmj TIL Europeans and (USA and UK) refer to a billion differently. Europe considers it a million millions, whilst the others consider is a thousand millions. Canadians them use either, depending what language they're speaking.
wLXmP TIL the people who falsely claimed the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” made $2M a year for decades until the song was ruled public domain.