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TIL that naked mole rats are practically superheroes - they don’t get cancer, their noses and mouths are unaffected by acid, they live 6x longer than other rodents, they hardly age, they can survive long periods of oxygen deprivation and can live in areas with severe heavy metal pollution.

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mxPPO TIL that Italian law states that only products totally made in Italy (planning, manufacturing and packaging) are allowed to use the label Made in Italy compared with "Made in Germany" (all essential manufacturing steps) or "Made in the USA" (virtually all). Abuse is punished by the Italian law.
oBm4E TIL Alcohol doesn't make you forget anything. When you get blackout drunk, the brain temporarily loses the ability to create memories
xVZro TIL Children commonly develop an accent closer to that of their peers than their parents’ native accent. There have been no recorded cases of children speaking with a foreign accent that they have not been exposed to
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