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TIL that newborn babies cry without tears until they are several weeks old

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eZBb TIL there is a language in the northwest of Russia called Teri Sami, which is on the brink of extinction, as only 2 people remain who speak it fluently
wolJ TIL that Mother Teresa did not administer painkillers to those infirmed in her homes for the dying (one could “hear the screams of people having maggots tweezered from their open wounds without pain relief”), believing that pain brought them closer to Christ.
X0A4X TIL game designer Will Wright (creator of The Sims) held the record for the illegal 'Cannonball Run' race to drive across the US in 1980, driving from New York to California in 33 hours 9 minutes
1JmO TIL that cats have scent glands in their paws. When they kneed their paws into us they are marking their territory.
d8ZyB TIL because of a treaty in 1920, there are no alcohol taxes in Svalbard. However alcohol is also rationed there, with residents only allowed 24 cans of beer or 2 litres of hard liquor per month. Locals must present an alcohol card at purchase, while tourists use their boarding pass.