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TIL In Italy, a family in need of Grandparents can adopt the elderly

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NXQj6 TIL about "topographical disorientation", the inability to orient oneself in one's surroundings. Some people are affected from childhood despite a lack of any apparent brain damage, neurological condition, or cognitive defect.
YgA7 TIL things with a “Made in America” label are often times up to 90% made outside of the USA!
lonyG TIL that those "baby on board" signs hanging in car windows serve a purpose of alerting first responders that there is a person in the vehicle that's unable to unbuckle themselves in the event of an accident
b9jP4 TIL about "Cryptomnesia", where forgotten memories or ideas return to an individual and are interpreted as being new and original. It can result in unintentional self-plagiarism, and in some individuals, a sincere belief that they possess clairvoyant abilities.
VM0d0 TIL The Russian tried to dig a hole through the Earth's crust in the 1970's. They reached 40,318 feet deep before they stopped. It is still the deepest hole humans have ever dug.