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TIL Yawning is not contagious for children with Autism due to the inattention to facial cues rather than lack of empathy.

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v1yej TIL When hummingbirds reach puberty, the males’ beaks grow longer and sharper. They use them to stab other males in the throat to secure mating spots.
VBJWZ TIL The Passion of the Christ is the highest grossing independent film ever made
a8dy TIL: Shindler’s list is banned in Indonesia for being “sympathetic to the Jewish cause”
MPOA TIL US Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) believed that the island of Guam would tip over by placing a military base there.
4XoDR TIL the wreckage of the Titanic will likely disappear by 2030 due to forming "rusticles" that will eventually break apart and drift away.