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TIL that breast milk is as effective as ophthalmic solutions (eye drops) in infants with eye discharge

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rNR5d TIL that there are some states in the US where children as young as 14 are allowed to drive.
EgyL7 TIL When Eli Wallach arrived in Madrid, Spain, all of the hotels were full. Clint Eastwood invited him to sleep over at a friend's house, and they shared the same bed. Wallach's wife Anne Jackson told him he could boast that he was the only man to sleep with Clint Eastwood.
4YlJ TIL dragonfly wings actually kill bacteria. There is a variety of mechanisms for this to happen, but one of those is by literally ripping open the bacteria with sharp, nano-sized pillars that coat the wings.
wo6n8 TIL that electric heated jackets exist
k01B TIL many phrases in English come from literal translations of Chinese phrases, such as “long time no see”, “no go”, “lose face” and “no can do”