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TIL that babies in Iceland are routinely left outside, alone, in below-freezing temperatures…to nap.

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kOEk4 TIL that Annie Murphy (Alexis from Schitt’s Creek) almost quit her acting career after her apartment burnt to the ground and she had $3 in her bank account. A couple days later she secured her audition for Alexis.
vPO7L TIL about the Iowa Cow War, a series of violent disputes over the testing of cows for bovine tuberculosis in 1931 after a radio station spread misinformation saying that the tests gave the cows tuberculosis. It lead to the deployment of 31 Iowa National Guard units to protect the testers.
m7xo Mercedes protect your eardrums in a crash by emitting a loud static noise just prior to impact, which triggers your ears to protect themselves. Also - your ears are able to protect themselves from loud noises
N7P0N TIL in the late 80s when Tipper Gore led Senate hearings to censor music lyrics against metal and rap bands, the PMRC star speaker was her favorite singer, John Denver. However, Denver stated he was against censorship, ruining their chances to win the legal battle.
KYG9R TIL that in Russia, posers can rent iPhone boxes or bouquet of flowers to pretend they've got one