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TIL: The message to new moms? Leave dad alone with baby. “Studies have actually shown that children who get more attention from their fathers in their first five years of life, actually have better reading scores in school”

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xVjBk TIL In 2001, Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) was travelling to Kenya when the pilot of his private plane fainted at the controls. Atkinson took over and was able to keep the plane flying. Meanwhile he slapped the pilot several times which revived him, and the plane was landed safely.
rGWx TIL Vaginal Secretions contain a component found in shark livers called squalene. The chemical is also found in cosmetics as it is an excellent moisturizer that doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy
mQWv TIL of Casey Jones, a railroad engineer who died in a train crash. Having realised a collision would occur, Case ordered his colleague off the train and remained in control of the engine to minimize impact. This saved the lives of all passengers except himself
g10b TIL: An 80s pop song has been online since 2002 (YouTube since 2007) that no one has been able to identify despite extensive research.
166Yd TIL The Python programming language was named after Monty Python, not a snake.