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TIL a family of Turkish villagers naturally walk with a bear crawl and are the sole specimens of natural Quadrupedalism in humans

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BgJEr TIL the inventor of Scotch Tape named it that after he was told he was being too "Scotch" with the adhesive. This was a pejorative in use at the time meaning "stingy".
a84wN TIL that you are not supposed to rinse your mouth with water after brushing teeth or using a mouthwash, because the fluoride coating on your teeth helps protect against cavities and rinsing your mouth after dilutes the fluoride, making it ineffective. Instead, you should wait, preferably 20 minutes.
4kveo TIL that Michelangelo was 24 when he completed La Pietà
PY1ZJ TIL than an average NFL lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you tally up the time when the ball is actually in play, the action amounts to a mere 11 minutes
8eYDK TIL that the Holy See isn't just a name for Vatican City, it is also the name for the government of the Vatican. The Holy See is sovereign on its own, giving the illusion that the Holy See and Vatican City are two separate countries.