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TIL: That a worm can travel up to 73 meters per hour

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kyOB TIL that an Apple laptop stinks. One 2001 iBook model used a glue that, after 12-18 months, may begin to smell like human body odor. It is so strong that repairs are difficult, because the smell makes people nauseous.
a9NJ TIL the Japanese population is expected to decline from 128,000,000 to 87,000,000 from 2012 to 2060 a decrease of 30%
wD41 TIL Noah Webster(the same Webster of Webster’s Dictionary) decided American’s should be independent, so he changed the spelling of many words from their English counterparts.
mxbdR TIL that 30% of those with ADHD do not finish high school (10% for non-AHDH), 40% get pregnant as teens (4%), 60% are accident prone (10%), 50% get into a serious car crash (17%), and 54% get fired from a least one job (31%) respectively.
aknM TIL redundant phrases such as “ATM Machine” and “PIN Number” are examples of RAS Syndrome- Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome