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TIL that ginger is used in some parts of the world to treat flatulence and colic.

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Zrja TIL Scratching a dog’s ears activates major nerve centers and releases pain-killing endorphins. It is also an effective act of bonding between the owner and pet.
nD69 TIL that the identical triplets Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm have tiny black dots tattooed onto their bottocks, which their parents used to distinguish them when they were babies.
m1V8E TIL Audio Games exist, games that solely use audio and rely on no visuals
9YaQ7 TIL the Catholic Church promised to pay Residential School Survivors 25 million dollars and then hired a lawyer to get them out of it.
v9ER TIL Garth Williams, illustrator of Stuart Little, wrote a kids book in 1958 called “The Rabbits’ Wedding”. An Alabama State Senator claimed the book was “propaganda for integration and intermarriage,” as the book featured a bunny with white fur and another with black.