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TIL a feral child abandoned by her parents at the age of 3, was raised by dogs until the age of 8, acquired extremely acute senses of hearing, smell, and sight.

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VMB4Z TIL that young people who hold negative views on the elderly are more likely to age badly themselves
kOPkE TIL Nativity scenes in Barcelona often traditionally contain one figure pooping off in the corner
eAJn TIL in 1779 US Captain John Paul Jones was engaged in battle with the royal Navy with a burning sinking ship he did not surrender and hours later jumped onto the British ship and took it over.
XE4gD TIL that in 2013, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a $100,000 grant to help fund research into thinner and stronger condoms made of Graphene
kMl4 TIL that the ancient Romans used to believe in Emission theory, the idea that visual perception is accomplished by light shining out of your eyes, like the headlights on a car.