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TIL The Walter Knott Built a Brick-by-Brick Replica of Independence Hall - in Buena Park, CA at Knott’s Berry Farm

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WyLX TIL that today, 69 per cent of children aged two to five can use a computer mouse, but only 11 per cent can tie their own shoelaces; and more young people know how to play a computer game (58 per cent) than swim (20 per cent) or ride a bike (52 per cent).
mxmWR TIL that television ads can use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC. Companies can track what commercials you see, how long you watch it, and whether you act on the ad by doing a web search or buying a product.
9rYr TIL Sir Christopher Lee not only fought Yoda and Gandalf, but he is also veteran of WWII. Oh, and he sings in a power metal band that tells the tale of Charlemagne… He’s 92.
e0bV4 TIL Living things such as the jewel wasp can make their victims, cockroaches, into their "zombies".
d0Vr TIL Men have nipples because mammary cells are formed in the embryo before the Y chromosome determines that the embryo is a male.