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TIL We only know of the story Beowulf from a single manuscript, at one point nearly lost in a fire.

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1a6wr Electronic toys for infants that produce lights, words and songs were associated with decreased quantity and quality of language compared to playing with books or traditional toys such as a wooden puzzle, a shape-sorter and a set of rubber blocks, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
1amR4 TIL, that the Queen banned a documentary about the British Royal Family in 1969 which aired only one time in British Television and was locked away in BBC's Vault. But the banned documentary has now reappeared to the public.
ZpDoB TIL what PDA or Pathological Demand Avoidance is. Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a proposed disorder and sub-type of autism spectrum disorder,[1] defined by characteristics such as a greater refusal to follow the requests of others.
epEQD TIL that any shape made entirely of straight lines can be made from a folded piece of paper and a single straight cut. (Fold and cut theorem) (VSauce short)
x69M0 TIL that the Mets once signed a pitcher who could throw 160+ mph