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TIL Similar to how a baby human sucks on its thumb, baby elephants can suck on their own trunks for comfort.

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e0WVk TIL children from countries exposed to parasitic worms are less likely to be diagnosed with allergies
v1X1R TIL Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum (from Jack and the Beanstalk) is actually a phrase in Old Gaelic that means “Behold, I see food. It is good to eat and sufficient for my hunger”. So when the Giant sees Jack, he figuratively says “God you look good enough to eat, get in mah belly”.
RkBj TIL that the melody of Happy Birthday Song is not actually copyrighted, in fact it is only the words that are copyrighted.
d86Nj TIL that Swiss German is mutually unintelligible to Standard German. Speakers of each language cannot necessarily understand each other.
E1bPW TIL wigs are still a part of British criminal courts. Judges and barristers, their term for lawyers, have specific standards for wigs that must be worn during criminal case hearings.