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jLrn TIL that there were twins born a record 87 DAYS apart
AO0l TIL that quarantine comes from the Italian word quaranta, meaning 40 because ships coming in had to spend 40 days off shore to prevent latent plague victims from coming in
9K4B TIL There is a bridge in Scotland where dogs are known to commit suicide. In the past fifty years, over fifty dogs have visited the bridge and leapt to their death. It remains a mystery today.
nWp5r TIL that "Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25" is a myth that is not based in science, only misunderstandings. Our brains continue to mature with time, and our brains never stop changing. Individual differences mean some of are more mature than others, at an earlier age.
KdJR TIL that in 2006 NASA admitted that they no longer had the original video tapes of the moon landing because they recorded over them.