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TIL that the landscaping around a home is not just decorative but also serves to create a barrier to protect from possible lead exposure from deteriorating lead paint.

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pYvZb TIL about a rare kind of migraine that mimics a stroke, called a hemiplegic migraine.
mRjv TIL The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus was a hoax designed by the U of Conn. to test 7th graders ability to decipher fake news on the internet presented as real. They all failed. Some even maintained it was real even after confronted with the hoax, a phenomenon called belief perseverance.
9wQBQ TIL that commander gene fluckey was one of the most skilled submarine commanders, managed to get one of the highest kill counts by tonnage, managed to be the only submarine crew to ever go onto enemy territory and destroy a train, and did so while not having a single injury with his crew.
gA7y TIL that jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing
rQn0 TIL Enzo Ferrari insulted a tractor driver named Ferruccio Lamborghini who in response founded Lamborghini.