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TIL T-rex babies were fluffy.

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6EdGQ TIL Mrs. Doubtfire was attributed for saving a woman's life after a young girl remembered the Heimlich maneuver famously performed by Robin Williams in the film and helped prevent her mother from choking in the kitchen.
epkX5 TIL of the Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: poor people buy cheap products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items
oBPyr TIL Peppermint oil promotes hair growth more than hair growth medication
ne81P TIL Coca-Cola has a medical application. It is sometimes used for the treatment of gastric phytobezoars (trapped mass in the gastrointetsinal system). In about 50% of cases studied, Coca-Cola alone was found to be effective in gastric phytobezoar dissolution.
jRpE TIL that urban crows drop their nuts at pedestrian crossings so that car tyres run over and break them, wait until the green pedestrian light, then cross to eat the broken nut.