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TIL there are towns in Pennsylvania named Paradise, Fertility, Blue Ball, and Intercourse

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pY9wO TIL that much of our understanding of early language development is derived from the case of an American girl (pseudonym Genie), a so-called feral child who was kept in nearly complete silence by her abusive father, developing no language before her release at age 13.
pYrBe TIL that American Yellow Mustard was introduced in 1904 by George J. French as "cream salad mustard", and is made entirely with the less-piquant yellow mustard seeds and a high proportion of vinegar, it is a very mild prepared mustard colored bright yellow from the inclusion of turmeric powder.
0GG1 TIL human breast milk contains sugars (oligosaccharides) intended to feed intestinal bacteria, rather than the infant itself.
GAe4N TIL That in 1942 the United States military increased the draft to include men ages 45-64.
R7nG6 TIL An illiterate man was a high school teacher for 17 years before anyone realized