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TIL that 1 in 40 babies show symptoms of depression

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nkp7 TIL that in 131 AD the Jews revolted against Rome for the second time in fifty years. The Emperor Hadrian put down the revolt. He slaughtered 580,000 Jews and sold the remnants into slavery, starting a diaspora that would not be reversed for roughly 1800 years.
Yp97A TIL that the inhabitants of islands that were temporarily occupied during the Pacific War thought they were being visited by gods, and when the soldiers eventually left, they formed rituals that imitate planes, runways, and marches to try to bring them back. Many still do this to this day.
oBWJ8 TIL that Hitler only had four teeth when he died.
VBYG8 TIL - term "pachyderm", commonly used to describe elephants, rhinoceroses, tapirs, and hippopotamuses is obsolete and no longer recognized.
ANlGB TIL The French drain was popularized by the American Assistant Treasury Secretary Henry Flagg French and was originally made from roofing tiles.