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

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ObDg TIL that one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell was that they spent to much on the military and built a giant wall
XEObr TIL that the vent pipe in a Porta Potty only works if the toilet lid is closed, and that if it is left open then the Porta Potty will fill up with odor.
XmaQ TIL that the Nazis tried to build a Super-weapon named the V3 cannon, with a range of 165km and the potential to hit London in 2 minutes with it’s 310lb armament. An installation of 25 guns was in the final stages of construction when it was destroyed by the famous RAF Dambusters.
JYk1V TIL That from 1906-1920, there was a movement in the US to remove all silent letters and irregular spellings from the English language (eg: although->altho), funded by Andrew Carnegie and supported by Teddy Roosevelt
WkG9Y TIL over 20% of the documented serial killers in the world have come from a 200-mile radius around Seattle, Washington. There has been a total of 277 serial killers in Washington state with an average number of serial killings of 7.44 per 1 million people.