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TIL: that the human stomach has more nerve endings than the spinal cord, giving a bit more meaning to gut feeling.

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j6dXE TIL of Dr. Benjamin Spock, a pediatrician whose 1946 book "Baby and Child Care" is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century. His then unconventional advice to parents to show affection to their children and to see them as individuals revolutionized how parents raised their children.
m8mE TIL some game companies made the game harder if it was pirated rather than implementing DRM
QJG1e TIL that "public school" in England means essentially the opposite as it does in the US. In the US public schools are the "common" schools funded by taxes. In England they are elite boarding schools.
yVeAX TIL that the Greek frigate Psara, former flagship of Operation Atalanta carries the taxidermic hearts of Greek Revolution Admirals Kanaris and Miaoulis whenever in battle
OGEVR Today I Learned that the longest judicial trial in the history of the United States was the Pizza Connection Trial, where the Sicilian Mafia processed Heroin and Morphine for sale in Pizza Parlors during the 70's and 80's