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TIL that it's harder to detect autism in girls because it presents differently

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EgGQ7 TIL of "The Quiet Birdmen" a secretive fraternal order for Male Aviators in the United States. Founded in 1921 by World War I pilots, the organization meets in various locations, never announced to the public. Members, called QBs, must be invited to join, and they join for life.
awlp9 TIL in 2013 a large Egyptian statue at Manchester Museum in the UK was found to be mysteriously turning round gradually of its own accord - the phenomenon was even caught on video. The cause turned out to be vibrations from nearby roadworks.
9YOV7 TIL In 2014, Walter Williams was pronounced dead. Paperwork was completed, he was put in a body bag and taken to a funeral home. When he was taken to the embalming room, his legs began to move and the coroner noticed him lightly breathing. He was still alive. Two weeks later he died for real.
6XaJ TIL that there is a statue outside the Paris museum Pompidou celebrating Zinedine Zidane’s last match where he headbutted Marco Materazzi in the WC final ‘06
Y7WG TIL That there is a National Vodka Day in America, & it’s TODAY!