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TIL Jason Padgett was hit in the head after a violent attack in 2002, this attack in turn made him acquire Savant Syndrome, which gave his extremely good math skills and a different view in the world, with water looking like flowing lines as opposed to the smoothness most of us see.

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xWgo TIL A designer of the Titanic was on board when it sank. His original design included features such as a double hull, more water-tight compartments, and twice as many lifeboats but they were overruled. He spent his last moments trying to evacuate passengers, and his body was never recovered.
E6np TIL the German word for ‘birth control pill’ is 'antibabypille’
xVaZ5 TIL that South Koreans have grown 3 inches taller than their North Koreans counterparts. They are genetically the same and have been living similar lives till divide in the last century. The nutritional difference of only 50/60 years has caused this difference.
W7Ead TIL Simon Weston was a British soldier during the Falklands war. His face was heavily disfigured by fire, when his troop ship was attacked in an Argentine air strike, required 96 operations to recover. He since made friends with the pilot who dropped the bomb that injured him so severely.
XEEOX TIL that Florida lets you stay on your parents insurance until you are 30 as long as you are living with them (or a student), unmarried, and have no dependents of your own. Only six other states (IL, NJ, NY, PA, SD & WI) allow something like this.