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TIL The characteristics of a newborn with cri du chat syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, include a high-pitched cry, a small head and a flattened bridge of the nose. There is no cure

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GAL1g TIL that extras in film and television productions will repeat phrases like "watermelon canteloupe" and "rhubarb rhubarb" over and over again to simulate the murmur of a crowd in the background.
GYZNE TIL Robert Downey, Jr. started using drugs at age 6 when his father gave him pot. By age 8, he admits he was a drug addict. B/n 1995-2001, he cycled through arrests, rehab & prison. Sober since 2001, he became the highest-paid actor 2013-2015 and the 2nd highest-grossing box office star of all time.
a8J1A TIL in the 1980s, Jim Davis wanted plush Garfields made with Velcro so people could hang them on curtains, but the factory mistakenly returned the prototype with suction cups. He approved it. They soon became a craze and people were putting them on car windows and smashing car windows to steal them.
1Lrr TIL The most eaten fruit of the world is not an Apple nor a Banana, in fact, the most eaten fruit in the world is the Mango. It outsells Apples by 10 to 1, and Bananas by 3 to 1.
Vp6k TIL that after a reclusive man named Henry Darger died, his 15,145 page fantasy manuscript was discovered, along with several hundred drawings and watercolor paintings illustrating the story. All the unclothed girls had penises.