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TIL Nicolas Flamel was a real guy, not just a Harry Potter character.

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GwQ5 TIL Houston has a program that allows citizens to give tickets to those who abuse handicap parking spaces, after taking a four hour course.
MeJjK TIL in 1898 The Meister Print ( the Meister Footprint) was found it refers to two trilobites in slate that appeared to be crushed in a human shoe print in a 500million years old strata near Antelope springs,Utah. Was considered a evidence against evolution but was discarded by paleontologists.
4kb9o TIL that sugar doesn’t directly cause hyperactivity in children. Instead, the excitement around treats, the setting (like parties), and the expectations of parents and children play a bigger role in perceived energy boosts.
nWdlr TIL about the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962, where uncontrollable laughter spread among hundreds of people in Tanzania, leading to the temporary closure of schools and affecting entire communities.
nyD7 TIL Men who help with housework tend to have more sex.