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TIL that life expectancy at birth probably averaged only about 10 years for most of human history

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rN94e TIL that humans are the only animals that have chins
e8R5 TIL the actor who played Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, also starred as the kid with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid”. After his parents spent almost all of his $3-$4 million earnings, the “Coogan Bill” was passed to protect child actors. He was also a WWII pilot and married to Betty Grable.
KwbE TIL that maintenance workers on the Golden Gate Bridge are first on the scene to talk down suicidal jumpers. They estimate having a 90% success rate.
5VApD TIL - Auto engineers have calibrated gas gauges to be inaccurate, essentially to manage customer expectations.
grnmy TIL that there is "Antarctic English" spoken by scientists in Antarctica. It has many unique words and pronouncation