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TIL of the Genain quadruplets. Four identical quadruplet sisters born in 1930 who all developed schizophrenia, suggesting a strong genetic component to schizophrenia.

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VMQK8 TIL that by the time you're a year old, you've learned to ignore most distinctions among sounds that don't matter in your own language. That's why people who learn new languages later in life have special accents and cannot pronounce certain sounds.
6LmQ TIL that during the 18th century, you could pay your admission to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions.
eZy5 TIL that the term ‘bum rush’ comes from vagrants trying to take advantage of free snacks
Jrol TIL that the wiggles used the fingers wagging move when being photographed with children because it was their policy that touching children, no matter how innocently, was inappropriate. It also protected them from possible litigation.
JYnxj TIL Cars Fueled by Compressed Air Have Been in Development in France for Years and are Scheduled for Industrial Production in India in 2020