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TIL: That babies only blink 1-2 times a minute, while adults have to blink every 2-10 seconds.

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4X15o TIL that the Nazis massacred an entire village in France (Oradour-sur-Glane), killing 642 people, including 247 children. Unlike other Nazi village massacre sites, which were razed or rebuilt and marked by monuments or fields of roses, the charred remains of the village have been left untouched.
WaD4 TIL Someone once called the police to save her from men in her house trying to take her away…. except the men were police officers who were trying to arrest her.
xV4MB TIL A piece of Martian meteorite is being returned to the red planet by NASA - this is the first time humans will bring a rock back to the surface of its original celestial body
Wk7pX TIL the tinkers and tinker's craft (mending utensils with wires) originated from Slovakia in 18th century
16ZGr TIL 65-85% of white cats with blue eyes are deaf.