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TIL that Eczema is considered an autoimmune disorder.

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gM1Ry TIL In an experiment, students who used laptops had substantially worse understanding of the lecture than those who did not. The researchers hypothesized the lecturer’s words flowed right to the students’ fast typing fingers without processing in their brains
R5VX7 TIL The colour of an eggshell is determined by the colour of the hens ear lobe. It is nothing to do with diet.
DQJAD TIL red foxes mirroring patterns of domestication. The patterns of skull divergence between urban and rural habitats matched the description of morphological changes that can occur during domestication. Specifically, urban populations of foxes show variation consistent with ‘domestication syndrome’.
ZpVLv TIL Firefighters use a chemical called "wet water". The chemicals added to the water allow it to spread efficiently, and helps put out fires.
mXey TIL Today is the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Three German divisions held the ridge and after multiple American and British attempts to take the ridge, Canada captured it. It is widely regarded as the “birth” of Canada as a independent country.