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TIL about Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare disorder that causes the bones in the skull to fuse too early, deforming the head and face.

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wbg8 TIL until 1970 United Airlines had men-only flights. The “New York” and “Chicago Executive” were advertised as “a club in the sky for men only”, with business-oriented amenities, free cigars, and a steak dinner served by stewardesses (the only women aboard). A lawsuit by feminists ended the flights.
GYD01 TIL that there is a hotel made of salt in Bolivia with a strict rule of not licking the walls.
57mr TIL that by age four, children in “welfare homes” have heard, on average, 32 Million fewer words than children in “professional homes”.
b9r17 TIL there’s a single word for spirits/angels/deities whose job is to escort the dead to the afterlife. “Psychopomp”
b6mp4 TIL legendary sing-songwriter and inventor of the Jello Shot, Tom Lehrer, transferred all his music into the public domain and all of his recorded songs can be downloaded for free.