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TIL babies in every country say "mama"

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Q7mk TIL only two groups of people in Sparta could have their names inscribed on their tombstones: women who died in childbirth and men who fell in combat.
WW68 TIL “Walking Corpse Syndrome” is a mental condition in which sufferers believe they are missing internal organs, have no blood, or that they are dead outright. PET scans of a patient showed he exhibited brain activity similar to someone asleep or under anaesthesia
GYBBg TIL that Billie Holiday died broke - with just $0.70 in her bank account and an estate worth $1000, despite being a household name.
x6NJD TIL that Magnesium helped advance photojournalism. The first photography flash, a powder mix of Mg & potassium, created bright light when ignited. Jacob Riis was an early adopter and used it to document life in the often dark NYC's tenements. His work sparked public outcry, and then housing reforms
Y7XNG TIL that 70-86% of choking victims recovered after receiving the Heimlich maneuver.