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TIL that a “Gay Face” is scientifically verifiable.
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TIL those super common dissolvable packing peanuts you can melt with water can be composted
VBllk
TIL that due to the polio virus, as of 1959 there were a total of 1200 people permanently confined to an 'Iron Lung', a device which mimics the breathing motion of the body using variable pressure leaving the patient with only their head exposed. As of 2017, there are still 3.
oBmbo
TIL about the "Flynn Effect" which shows the average IQ is rising steadily each generation. IQ tests are continually made harder to keep the average at 100. Today's children that take tests from past decades are averaging significantly higher than 100.
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TIL John Quincy Adams was sworn into Office by placing his hand on a law book rather than the Bible
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TIL after Nicole van den Hurk's death, her stepbrother falsely confessed to the killing in order to get her body exhumed for DNA tests, leading to the arrest and prosecution of her real attacker