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TIL peekaboo is universal to all cultures, and developmental psychologists believe it is important to infant development.

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W7O4L TIL Kevin McCallister's actor, Macaulay Culkin's full legal name is "Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin"
RYM4 Beverly Hills sits atop an oil field with nearly 100 active wells, many disguised as buildings, producing ~1 million barrels/year
yboX TIL in a study to improve hospital design for children, researchers polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns; every single one reported disliking or fearing them.
VBGYk TIL that on January 19, 1876 chunks of red meat fell from the sky in a 100-by-50-yard (90-by-45-meter) area near Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky. The incident was called The Kentucky meat shower.
m1Ley TIL that Booth No. 17, located at New York City's Grand Central Terminal, was once the most used pay phone, if not the most used phone in general, in the world