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TIL the composition of breast milk will change over the course of a single feeding based on the baby's nutritional needs, which are communicated via chemical info from baby's saliva absorbed into the areola.

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j9n TIL there was an episode of Whose Line is it Anyways where Drew Cary handed out $100 bills to the performers instead of points.
MeekB TIL that the US wanted to use nuclear explosions in attempt to reform geographic features of an Alaskan village in the 60's
GYnPJ TIL that there is a Peruvian Christmas Tradition where people fight each other to settle grievances on Christmas Day.
Xy9k TIL Steve Harvey once gave a winning Family Feud contestant an additional $25k of his own money after later finding out the contestant was terminally ill and doing everything he could to support his family
4kpDX TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents.