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TIL the word "mortgage" comes from an old French word used in Britain during the Middle Ages meaning "death pledge"

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BxPK TIL studies show that if a babies pacifier falls on the ground, putting it in your mouth before putting it back in the babies mouth as opposed to washing it in soapy water can help strengthen the immune system of the baby and potentially ward off ailments such as eczema and asthma
o77 TIL The first Barley Beer in history may be from Iran, where Beer is now illegal for 98% of the population.
loLZG TIL From 1913 until it was outlawed in 1920, some parents would send their babies to travel destinations through the US Post Office because it was less expensive then traveling together.
4XKOR TIL that Theodore Roosevelt's mother died at age 49 and less than twelve hours later, his wife Alice died from what was diagnosed as acute kidney disease. In his diary that night, the twenty-six-year-old Theodore placed a large X, along with the simple words “The light has gone out of my life.”
0dP4j TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest time spent continuously clapping is 3 hours and 16 minutes, set by Grace Lubega Matovu (Uganda) in 2023