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TIL the creators of Curious George fled Paris on homemade bicycles just hours before Hitler's army invaded during WWII. The Reys decided they wanted to bring several in-the-works manuscripts with them and managed to pack five in their meager belongings. One of them was the first Curious George book

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4Xw9R TIL: It’s impossible to develop schizophrenia if you are born blind, but if you become blind later in life your chances of developing schizophrenia are increased
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KYZ79 TIL lighting a candle produces soot and can increase a room's particulate matter concentration 5-fold and when inhaled by individuals, can cause cardiopulmonary problems