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TIL that the word “yolk” is derived from an Old English word that means “yellow.” So egg white and egg yellow.

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lOw7 TIL that in 2004, Reds’ outfielder Adam Dunn became the first (and only) MLB player to hit a home run that landed in another state.
epAeJ TIL Michelle Pfeiffer stayed away from all talk shows to promote her movies for over 15 years. She was on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the early 1980's and avoided public interviews until 1997 when she appeared on the Rosie O'Donnell show to promote "A Thousand Acres."
RWPw TIL that goldfish have teeth in the back of their throat
wok6Y TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect.
0dGbv TIL that certain patterns and correlations in eye-tracking data may reveal the user’s sex, age, ethnicity, personality traits, drug-consumption habits, emotions, fears, skills, interests, sexual preferences, and physical and mental health.