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TIL that “Facebook is blue because Zuckerberg is color-blind”

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WkaPA TIL that Finland provides a maternity box to all newborns since the 1930s. It's designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they're from, an equal start in life. It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products, nappies, bedding and a small mattress.
Z8w5Q TIL that grasping ice has been found to be helpful for clients who have tendencies toward self-harm. The ice allows for a physiological stimuli or shock to the body that engages sensation centers in the brain similar to those engaged in cutting, burning, etc.
VQPB TIL that fatherless homes produce: 71% of our high school drop-outs, 85% of the kids with behavioral disorders, 90% of our homeless and runaway children, 75% of the adolescents in drug abuse programs, and 85% of the kids in juvenile detention facilities
rReLe TIL "PNG" is always pronounced "ping" in English, not "pinj" or "pee en gee" or any other multi-syllabic disaster.
grk4 TIL completely pure water freezes not at 0C but at -48C (water which freezes at 0C is contaminated with bacteria and other particles)