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TIL that Dr Seuss invented the word “Nerd”

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BrRvk TIL of James Gordon Wolcott who, at age 15, sniffed airplane glue, then shot and killed his parents and sister. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Today he is a psychology professor at Millikin University.
6l9X TIL: all female placental mammals menstruate, but only female humans, bats, elephant shrews and some primate species bleed, which is called overt menstruation. Other mammals completely reabsorb the endometrium in what is known as covert or ‘true’ menstruation.
5raQ TIL an aboriginal artist only discovered that one of his designs had been used on the Australian $1 note when someone brought a wad of cash to his village in 1966. He was compensated with a medallion, a fishing tackle box and $1,000.
1aWk4 TIL that on average, a person preoccupied with money problems exhibited a drop in cognitive function similar to a 13-point dip in IQ, or the loss of an entire night’s sleep.
E4ao TIL Bruce Spence was the only actor to appear in all three final films of three major trilogies: the Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and Star Wars.