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TIL the first documented case of babies being switched at birth in NHS history

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xDwg TIL the world population growth rate is decreasing and total world population could start declining around the year 2100, according to the UN.
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b6r5E TIL: Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
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