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TIL that laughter is a universal language! A study found that even babies as young as six months can recognize different types of laughter.

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AD5Xw TIL that out of the 36 United States presidents who ever had biological children, 19 lost a child in infancy or early childhood. The list includes George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and John F. Kennedy.
yEnw TIL A soldier once returned from deployment to find his wife had died and his young children had starved to death.
BWZx TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien constructed over 20 languages, each with its own unique grammar and vocabulary.
KYXbR TIL In 2017, 10 of the 12 UK water firms admitted using divining rods to find leaks and pipes, despite there being numerous studies that show it is no more effective than chance
NLX8 TIL Before he was famous, author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, managed America’s first Saab dealership. It failed within a year.