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TIL About 130 million adults in the U.S. — half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 — have low literacy skills

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d8djQ TIL about David Harding who was addicted to Irish sausages, eating up to 13 Irish sausages a day and often desperately searching for more. Noting "I genuinely cannot bear the thought of living without sausages" he sought counseling to deal with his addiction.
vPjRx TIL Lobsters can be right- or left-handed – or clawed. When larval lobster settle to the bottom, their claws are identical. But within several molts, the claws become specialized. They also have clear blood that turns blue when exposed to air, due to oxidizing copper in the hemocyanin protein.
WgxY TIL David Grohl dropped out of high school and doesn’t know how to read music, he plays his music by ear.
D1V1j TIL that watermelon, oranges, and tomatoes are berries
WVR9 TIL In the 1970s, Mattel sold a doll called “Growing Up Skipper.” Her breasts grew when her arm was turned.