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TIL six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly. The babies looked and smiled longer at an adult who imitated them, as opposed to when the adult responded in other ways and approached them on their own.

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PYkV TIL That the hospital explosion scene from The Dark Knight was improvised by Heath Ledger after the explosions failed to detonate.
Z885o TIL the reason flags are flown at half-mast when a person dies is to make room for the invisible flag of death
vPXlD TIL that while the United States Armed Forces are forbidden from using flamethrowers by an international treaty, there are no restrictions on civilian use in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
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