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TIL of BRUE (Brief resolved unexplained event), when infants <1yo suddenly stop breathing or pass out, with no explanation nor lasting effects

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X9vD TIL that dogs tilt their heads when a human speaks to them because they’re trying to identify the words, locate their source and see the speaker better
JaaV TIL seven million dependents “disappeared” in 1987 when the IRS started requiring social security numbers for dependents.
AZDo TIL spykids received a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, better than, say, Lincoln or The Dark Knight Rises.
NQX1 TIL That Vasalgel, the non-profit US FDA-conforming treatment to provide reversible, chemical male birth control, was rejected from crowdfunding on kickstarter for being ‘too medical’
XEZN6 TIL that Gene Simmons of Kiss saw Van Halen at a club in 1976 and decided to produce a demo tape for them. However, when he took the demo tape to Kiss management he was told that "they had no chance of making it" and that they wouldn't take them, so he opted out of further involvement.