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TIL that Scientologists advocate "silent birth," in which everyone attending a birth avoids speaking as much as possible, because "any words spoken can have an abberrative effect on the mother and child"

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xV5Mk TIL that along with making AK-47s, Kalashnikov is now starting to make electric cars
5LoP TIL Coyote attacks are on the rise in the U.S. as they are losing their fear of humans, and that most of these attacks are not coyotes but instead a hybrid called “Coywolves”
kORD7 TIL the voice actor of Paarthurnax, the good dragon in Skyrim, is also the voice of Mario/Luigi/Wario/etc. since 1990
oBKbY TIL the New York Yankees baseball team began as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901, before moving to New York in 1903 where the team was re-named the New York Highlanders. The team was not re-named the Yankees until a decade later in 1913.
rRXR1 TIL a lady named Gloria Ramirez was named the "The Toxic Lady" after death due to releasing "a garlic-like smell" that the medical staff thought came from her mouth, which actually came from her whole body, along with other strange symptoms. The reason as to why this happened is unknown.