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TIL academic freedom in the US impacts the entire world.

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R7ej4 TIL When you were born, you had 300 bones. Now you have 206. The human skeleton begins to develop 13 to 16 weeks after conception. At birth, a human has about 300 bones and cartilage elements, and many bones that will eventually fuse together are still separate, although joined by tough membranes.
dD0mB TIL that the beers Modelo, Corona, and Pacífico are owned by ABInBev everywhere in the world except in the USA, where because of an antitrust lawsuit the rights were sold to Constellation Brands, who is allowed to add styles or change the recipe, if they want to.
4n9w TIL The Northern lights make an audible sound in the atmosphere
EQ10 TIL the main Slim Jim factory shut down for good the day Randy Savage died
v6lD TIL that Lee Halpin, a young film-maker seeking to film a documentary about the hardships of being homeless by living as one, was found dead in the streets a few days later.