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TIL Chuck Lorre (creator of TBBT, Two and a half men, etc) worked on cruise ships as a guitar player

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Wk10B TIL that in 1938, 25 students and a school bus driver were killed when a school bus driver didn't check for a train at a crossing. As a result all school buses stop and open their doors to look and listen to assure no trains are coming. As a result no such tragedies have since occurred.
eAxE TIL a cast member playing Winnie The Pooh at Disneyland was falsely accused of slapping a young girl. When he was tried, he showed up in the Pooh costume, and appeared on the witness stand as the character. He was acquitted by the jury after 21 minutes.
lo8B7 TIL not only do 1 in every 10 people have a tiny second spleen, called an accessory spleen, but also that if the main spleen is removed, the tiny second spleen can grow to function as a new spleen.
nWmd7 TIL Poland uses clams to test their water supply
KYrB4 TIL that breast milk changes its composition based on the baby’s needs, even adjusting the antibodies it contains to help fight off illness.