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TIL that fetuses were observed crying in the womb for the first time in 2005

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JVLB TIL the United states never ratified two protocols of the Geneva convention including the outlaw of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations.
6Jgm TIL: The east coast of the united states has better average internet connection speed than the west coast
d8VO7 TIL that Bruce Springsteen's 1980 hit "Hungry Heart" was originally written for the Ramones. He had written it in five minutes after seeing one of their concerts, and only recorded it himself after the band turned it down
9wA8D TIL Aspirin and Ibuprofen work by Blocking COX Enzymes, preventing pain messengers from being sent to the brain, but Acetaminophen works by Preventing COX Enzyme Production in the first place.
EgKad TIL That a German-born cartoonist created a comic strip where Mickey Mouse was sent to a concentration camp, while incarcerated in that camp.