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TIL The common characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome include small hands and feet, abnormal growth and body composition (small stature, very low lean body mass, and early-onset childhood obesity), hypotonia (weak muscles) at birth, insatiable hunger, extreme obesity, and intellectual disability

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OoxRa TIL the Renault 5 was designed by Michel Boué in his spare time, and when the Renault executives learned of Boué's work, they were so impressed that they approved it for formal development. However, Boué did not see the final product, having died of cancer several months before the 5's launch.
kON9E TIL Garth Brooks holds the record for having the most diamond-certified records, having 9 of them - more than Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd put together.
oRo6o TIL in 2009 an orangutan in an Australian zoo aborted an "ingenious" escape plan. She short-circuited the electric fence around her enclosure by jamming a stick into the wires connected to it & then piled up debris to climb a wall. However she sat on the fence for 30 min before voluntarily returning
xnm7 TIL Nickelodeon’s Iconic Slime Is Made Of Vanilla Pudding, Applesauce, Oatmeal, and Green Food Dye.
6ELAJ TIL of super volcanos, including the one in Yosemite National Park. These types are different from regular volcanos because they don’t have the typical steep sides and are instead depressions in the ground. They are thousands of times larger than any other volcanic eruption.