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TIL babies exposed to sign language babble using their hands the same way other babies do with their mouths

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M7YEA TIL that there is an annual World Dog Surfing Championships
eVpb TIL a British soldier passed SAS selection, broke his foot and had to do selection again, passed with a broken foot then knocked a Donkey down with 1 hit.
MEoW TIL severing the limb of a Bloodwood tree triggers the same type of response you’d see if you severed a human limb. The damage causes the release of a deep crimson sap that looks alarmingly like human blood; its sole purpose is to coagulate and seal wounds, but has many other medical uses as well.
XEZaQ TIL that Alice, Theodore Roosevelts daughter, chewed gum, played poker, and smoked cigarettes. She also liked to carry around her pet snake in her pocketbook and display it at unexpected times.
kOKRg TIL twins are becoming more common than ever. Around 1915, 1 in every 50 babies born was a twin, a rate of 2%. The rate increased to 3.3% by 2010 (1 in every 30 babies born is a twin). Scientists believe that older woman tend to have more twins and couples tend to start families later nowadays.