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TIL there's a guy named "Innocent" currently on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

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LaXQ TIL A US McDonald’s Medium cup is bigger than a Japanese large
4kEjX TIL the first message on the internet was “lo” (as in, “lo and behold”) sent on October 29, 1969
eM9E TIL deaf babies engage in “fingerbabble” that mimics the verbal babbling of their hearing peers. When raised around signing parents, they start forming repetitive, rudimentary sign shapes w/ their hands that resemble monosyllabic verbal babbles
nekrY TIL that the fleshy protuberance on the forehead of turkeys is called a snood. While fighting, commercial turkeys often peck at the snood. This often leads to further injuries and sometimes cannibalism. To prevent this, some farmers cut off the snood, a process known as desnooding.
a8YL9 TIL Aphantasia is a condition affecting 1 to 3% of people. Its mind or imagination blindness. People with Aphantasia cannot visualize anything in the minds.