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TIL that a "frown" means something different to many people around the world. Some people believe it is primarily an expression of the eyebrows, while many others associate it with a downturned mouth.

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DN7D TIL that at an Amazon.com warehouse in Pennsylvania, workers were required to work – in some cases walking 15 miles a day – in 100+ degree heat. When the news broke, Amazon’s initial response was to keep an ambulance outside the warehouse.
NXEZ8 TIL about Hugh Thompson Jr, the Hero of My Lai. During the Vietnam war he stopped the massacre of My Lai perpetrated by US forces upon unarmed civilians at My Lay and rescued several civilians. He and his crew even held US soldiers at bay with guns as he rescued a 6 year old among a pile of corpses.
9wx1M TIL that according to Piaget, up to the ages 4 or 5 years, the child believes that almost everything is alive and has a purpose. During the second stage (5-7 years) only objects that move have a purpose. In the next stage (7-9 years), only objects that move spontaneously are thought to be alive.
P1Eag TIL The Largest Wave Ever Recorded was 1,720 Feet Tall
v19QL TIL that Sidepony Express Music Festival, in a small mining and border town Bisbee, AZ, is known as a music festival for musicians. There are often over 100 bands from all over the Southwest, and they play 45 minute sets, back to back, at all the music venues in town: