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TIL Peanut allergies can be prevented by introducing peanut-containing food to infants between 4-6 months old

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EAxd TIL that the 1995 Bjork song “It’s Oh So Quiet” is a remake of an obscure B-side from 1951 — which itself was a remake of a French song from 1949 (“Tout est Tranquille”) — which itself was a remake of the original German song, “Und Jetzt ist es Still” from 1948. It’s a cover of a cover of a cover.
b98E0 TIL: Alabama prosecutors tried to charge a woman with manslaughter because she had a miscarriage after being shot during an argument
GAGKN TIL last year a shipment that contained "2,536 pre-filled syringes of vaginal tightening gel" was seized at an airport in Minnesota. Officials estimated the individually wrapped pink packages had a resale value of over $19,000.
pYNl4 TIL that Subutai, one of Genghis Khan's "Four Dogs", was the main general that spear-headed the Mongol invasions of China, Russia, and Europe, and his battle innovations inspired the likes of WW2 Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General George Patton.
7rOkP TIL one of Nirvana's most controversial performances was in 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in São Paulo, after playing rough versions of their songs, they swapped instruments to play a set of badly rehearsed covers while they were booed by the audience and ended the show by demolishing the gear