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TIL blue M&M food dye reduces paralysis from spinal injuries - but turns you blue

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Ypm7Z TIL The Navajo have a tradition around celebrating a baby’s first laugh. Around three months, they watch the baby closely for that first real giggle. The person who has the good fortune of eliciting that first laugh is then responsible for throwing a party
464J TIL babylonians had museums 2500 years ago
WkVDB TIL A pigeon received the Croix de Guerre medal for distinguished bravery in WW1. After being shot down and suffering multiple wounds she carried on, and saved the lives of 194 men.
EgQrX TIL: About the most remote permanent settlement on earth: Edinburgh of The 7 Seas
pYxKb TIL That The Top 50 Oldest Living People Are All Females. The oldest known living person is Tomiko Itooka of Japan, aged 116 years, 186 days.