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TIL Learning a second language greatly reduces the risk of having Alzheimers later in life

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dDmAE TIL the kid from Home Alone 3 also played Max Keeble in Max Keeble's Big Move.
78GAP TIL that "degloving" is the term used for when the skin is pulled from the hand, like taking off a glove of human skin usually but not always through industrial accident. This can sometimes be put back on, again like a glove. (Gore and detailed photo, do not look if this may upset you)
7rb7x TIL of Primate Cities, which are cities that are dominant in their country/subdivision in such a way that it is the centre of said country/subdivision (e.g. New York City in the state of New York)
D1vxY TIL that through his mother, Abraham Lincoln is related to Tom Hanks, George Clooney, and Camille Cosby
D45r TIL if your name is based on Scottish ancestral names, Mc means “son of”, and “O” means grandson of.