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TIL Jenny McCarthy’s son doesn’t even have autism.

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R59Ow TIL that the anticoagulant coumadin (aka warfarin) was derived from a substance found in moldy clover that was killing cattle. The name "warfarin" comes from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which sponsored the research.
OmE4 TIL the bees flight has never been a mystery. In 1934 Antonie Magnan wrote that calculations using fixed wing flight did not add up, and this proves they dont have fixed wings, not that they couldn’t fly
4kE8R TIL for Hawaiians, water (wai) symbolizes life. The Hawaiian word for prosperity or wealth, is 'waiwai', literally means 'water-water'. Many names in Hawaiian have the word 'wai' in it, referring to the water source that the people relied on at that time.
awVwA TIL: Bees are not supposed to die after they sting. They usually sting away as many times as they want but only die when they sting humans. This is because their barbed stinger cannot cope with fleshy human skin, tearing away their abdomen when they try to pull away after stinging.
yQ4N8 TIL Kimiko Nishimoto, 92-old Japanese woman renowned for her humorous self-photos, only started photography in her early 70s.