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TIL newborns right out of the womb are strong enough to carry their own weight called the palmar grasp reflex

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ZyaY TIL Carmex contains a drying agent (salicylic acid, the same stuff used to dry up acne) which may actaully make your lips more dry and cause a purpetual cycle of product use.
6Bx8 TIL in 1992 29,000 “bath toys” fell off a container ship near the coast of Alaska. Since then the yellow duckies have been washing up in places such as Scotland, Japan, Maine and the Arctic.
v1xVR TIL of Eilmer of Malmesbury, an 11th century English monk who built a flying machine inspired by the myth of Daedalus. He successfully flew 200 meters off the roof of his abbey before crashing because he forgot to include a tail in the design.
58QP TIL An egg that is old or bad will float in water, fresh eggs will sink in water.
AEDg TIL Elmer McCurdy was mummified and used as a stage prop for 26 years before people realized his corpse was a real body