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TIL: While in Womb, Babies Begin Learning Language From Their Mothers

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m1Wlo TIL about Jacob C. Vouza, who was bayoneted in the throat and arms by the Japanese during the Guadalcanal campaign, passed out for hours, and still managed to escape and warn U.S. Marines of an impending attack.
Zpvnv TIL you can die from water intoxication, which is when you consume more water than your body is able to process, causing an imbalance in electrolytes and the kidneys inability to deal with the excess water which can lead to severe symptoms or death
ZZp TIL Andy and Red’s opening chat in the Shawshank Redemption, in which Red is throwing a baseball, took 9 hours to shoot. Morgan Freeman threw the ball all 9 hours and returned for work the next day with his arm in a sling.
vak4 TIL after watching Star Wars, James Cameron decided to quit his job as a truck driver, and entered the film industry.
KO4KG TIL there are 96 bags of human waste left behind on the Moon by the six Apollo missions that landed there.