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TIL people with “baby faces” tend to live longer healthier lives than those who look their age.

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xMwo TIL that Islamic schools, “Maddrassas,” funded largely by Saudi Arabia, provide the only viable means for most Pakistani boys to get an education, and in many regions outnumber the state run schools.
7rE4X TIL Some maniac scientists have created transgenic albino silkworm monstrosities which spin SPIDER silk. The idea is to weave it into bullet proof vests, surgical replacement ligaments, and super light aircraft. And for fighting crime, obviously.
jN1JM TIL in 1850s British explorer Sir Richard Burton called Somalis superstitious for believing mosquitos caused malaria
lokma TIL whale oil was used in GM transmissions until the early 70’s.
r0M4 TIL Tom Cruise grew up in near poverty, and he was beaten by his father, who Cruise has stated was a bully and coward.