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TIL a necklace recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, belonging to First Class passenger Eleanor Widener, was stolen from a museum in Copenhagen in 2011. Though a priceless historical artifact, the necklace was only valued at $19K, so the museum offered a reward of just $1,000 for its return.

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DQdDp TIL Redheads tend to need more anesthesia than those with darker hair, because of their MC1R gene. This gene not only influences a person's pigmentation, but it's been speculated to also influence their pain perception.
ElVo TIL that in 1936 a rare million-dollar Stradivarius violin got stolen from virtuoso Hall Huberman. The thief, a café musician named Julian Altman, became famous and performed for presidents. 49 years after the theft, he confessed to the theft on his deathbed and his wife received $263k finder’s fee.
87PK TIL that it is possible for human babies to learn sign language well before they are able to speak, and that this has been shown to boost language skills later in life.
va1L TIL “kummerspeck” is a German word that means excess weight gained through emotional overeating and literally translates to “grief bacon”.
5Yrrn TIL scientists say that parents shouldn’t discourage their kids from eating boogers based on findings that snot consumption is good for overall health: snot contains a rich reservoir of good bacteria, and eating it can strengthen the body’s immune system & prevent bacteria from sticking to teeth