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TIL coloring books for grown-ups are a huge trend and publishers struggle to keep up with demand. The books have successfully been used to reduce stress, relieve anxiety and as rehabilitation aids for patients recovering from strokes.

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Z8vJR TIL: March 30th is National Doctor's Day in the USA
R7grQ TIL that in the womb, an embryo/fetus grows 250,000 new neurons per minute – a million neurons every 4 minutes – for 9 straight months.
pYlOG TIL after his mothers death Michael Caine found out he had a long lost half brother that lived in a mental hospital whom no one in his family knew about.
R5KQ7 TIL of a 4,000 year old complaint letter (in clay) about a delivery of sub-standard copper ingots.
9w89Q TIL California is home to the tallest living object in the world. It’s a redwood tree named Hyperion that is 379.7 feet high.