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TIL Australia’s 17th Prime Minister Harold Holt went for a swim at beach and was never seen again

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dDM7K TIL you can in fact die of a ‘broken heart.’
xVGkw TIL about practice babies. In the early to mid 1900s, orphaned babies were lent out to college home economics programs where they were taken care of entirely by groups of students in order to learn child-rearing skills.
e0NwJ TIL That Stephen Hawking attempted to commit suicide by not breathing following a tracheostomy operation however, the reflex to breathe was too strong.
8ew4Z TIL about Arunachalam Muruganantham, who made a low cost machine to produce affordable sanitary pads
7r6pr TIL that the shape of Pringles purposely causes a loud sound when consumed. This loud noise causes people to perceive the chips as fresher and crispier.