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TIL that the American Academy of Pediatrics advises that one should never spank their children or verbally abuse them, ever.

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neKnG TIL Someone revived the dead ancient Sumerian language in the form of a 4,100 year old poem. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” played on the Sumerian long neck gishgudi.
wo0M8 TIL Princess Teegra was the princess of Firekeep, a large castle located on top of a system of active volcanoes. She starred in the 1983 animation Fire and Ice.
A754 TIL The letter ‘E’ used to designate a failing grade until it was phased out by the 1930’s over fear of students interpreting it to mean 'excellent’.
kObDd TIL: The "Starvation Doctor," Linda Burfield Hazzard, who wrote a book, "Fasting for the Cure of Disease," was convicted of manslaughter in 1912 for a patient's death by starvation. At least 15 deaths are attributed to her "care." While doing a fasting cure on herself in 1938 she died of starvation.
VXK0 TIL that the “pause symbol” on your remote control is derived from the musical notation called a “Caesura,” which calls for a complete pause in a composition …