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TIL babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat

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4kJPa TIL the ancient Romans had portable multitools similar to today’s Swiss Army knives
DQgkD TIL about the 2004 disappearance of journalist Guy-André Kieffer, who was kidnapped & disappeared investigating extreme financial corruption & allegations of child labor used in the production of cocoa in Africa, going all the way up to the Ivorian first family of Côte d'Ivoire
pPgb TIL that the US and the USSR’s only direct military confrontation happened in October 1944, over the serbian town of Niš. It is considered top secret by both governments, and the exact number of casualties is unkown.
nbkb TIL students who write notes longhand remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material than those take notes with a laptop
AlYa TIL that in WWII just 1.6% of the US Navy (submarines) sunk 55% of the Japanese fleet.(Crossposted from r/CredibleDefense)