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TIL babies are born with cartilage kneecaps that don’t start turning to bone until 2-6 YEARS old, and finish around 10-12 years old.

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5mXD Today I Learned that there are libraries around the world in which you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their stories.
mxORY TIL that, not only the Normandy scene in Saving Private Ryan cost $11m to shoot, but also most of the soldiers seen were actually members of the Irish Defence Forces.
J1P6k TIL that 92 people have died from snakebites during religious ceremonies.
Bllk TIL The Guinness Book of World Records Holds the Record for Being the Book Most Often Stolen from Public Libraries
6ElQ TIL in 1919 a tank containing 2,300,000 gallons of molasses used to sweeten drinks burst during a heat wave, flooding the streets of Boston with molasses traveling 35 MPH, killing 21 and injuring 150. Take that Snapple Popsicle!