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TIL that Baby Oil is not made from babies but rather mostly from mineral oil or vegetable oil

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9YkoG TIL that praising a child’s intelligence may encourage them to only engage in low-risk tasks in which their intelligence won’t be challenged, as learning takes a backseat to praise-seeking. This can last throughout adulthood. For better results, praise them on their efforts instead.
V9MZ TIL that when a study was done on people who suffered from constant/chronic Déjà Vu, a man declined to take part because he felt like he had done it before
jBlX TIL Roughly 1/6 of the $6.9 million budget for the movie Dazed and Confused was used just to acquire the rights to many of the 70s music used in the film.
jgVM TIL an African woman was brought to London in 1810 and exhibited as a freak show due to her large buttocks
X0M08 TIL Instead of calling overprotective parents “Helicopter Parents”, people in Sweden call them “Curling Parents”