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TIL that infants are grouchy around 6-9months because their hormones spike to pubertal levels and is referred to as “mini puberty”. Hormones then drop back to normal until the age pre-teens go through ‘real’ puberty.

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WlLN TIL A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC. She never heard from him again after 9/11 – she’s certain he died in the attacks. Authorities wonder if he used the tragedy as a chance to start a new life in California and didn’t tell her. They removed his name from the 9/11 memorial.
olxW TIL Meat Loaf attempted to avoid being drafted into the army by gaining 68 pounds, presuming he would fail his medical. He didn’t fail, but he did ignore the draft call.
LOjd TIL there is a film adaptation of a former McDonald’s teenage employee who was held against her will, strip searched, sexually assaulted, spanked, and physically humiliated all because of a prank call by a guy claiming he was a cop. Everyone thought it was all legitimate.
j6NoN TIL, while you can go any speed on the Autobahn when indicated by signs, the recommended speed is 130 km per hour. If you are in an accident going 170 km per hour and it could have been avoided at the lesser speed, you will be automatically partially or fully faulted for the accident.
64dQ TIL Thomas Jefferson became interested in Indian burial mounds near his Virginia home and decided to excavate them and record his findings. His use of trenching and stratigraphy make it the first Archaeological dig in North America