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TIL toeprints are as unique as fingerprints

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dDlLK TIL Mr Bean’s (Rowan Atkinson) son is a Gurkha
GA1r7 TIL of the Vipeholm Experiments in Sweden. In the 1950s, intellectually disabled people were fed sweets to see whether sugar caused cavities. While unethical, this study greatly contributed to what we know about dental health.
R5nZ6 TIL about the Barnum Effect, a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, yet are general enough to apply to a wide range of people, such as astrology and personality tests.
KBw4 TIL that British paratrooper Joshua Leavey took on Taliban fighters while running through heavy machine gun fire multiple times in order to rescue an injured US Marine Captain.
1arlV TIL that lab analysis of Mexican Coca Cola shows it contains no sucrose i.e. "real sugar" and instead has a blend of fructose and glucose similar to US coke