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TIL of the Refrigerator Mother Theory - in the 1950's, it was thought autism was caused by a lack of maternal warmth

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p8BEe TIL that Fight Club, The Green Mile, American Beauty, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, Toy Story 2, and Being John Malkovich were all playing in theaters on December 24, 1999.
woA7M TIL around 2500 BC, a 140 foot long ship was buried in pieces in a pit near the Great Pyramid. It was found in 1954 and the 1,224 fragments were assembled recently. Khufu’s Solar Boat "sailed" again in 2021 when it was moved by a special vehicle to the Grand Egyptian Museum.
NX7QQ TIL Manuela Giersberg, a 27-year-old nurse, who suffocated 9 women aged between 78 and 93 years with cushions between 2003 and 2005
N6ZM TIL a Student bought his former Professor a Porsche because he believed in him 10 years ago.
Lk6VP TIL the country with the highest percentage of native English speakers is Ireland, followed by UK and New Zealand. Canada ranks as only 56% due to the prevalence of French and First Nations languages.