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TIL that recurring eyelash lice in children is an indicator of probable child SA.

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4XAMR TIL Satoru Iwata, former CEO of Nintendo before passing away in 2015, took a 50% pay cut in 2011 and 2014 when he realized that the products released under his watch were selling poorly, helping to avoid cuts down the line.
xV0Q1 TIL that some people smell of rotten fish and aren't fishermen. Trimethylaminuria is a rare metabolic problem causing people to emit the smelly odor of bad fish after eating eggs, liver, legumes or vegetables. There is no known cure and the problem is more common in women than men.
Oo8WR TIL of the "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio. Two brothers, Daniel & John, & thirteen of their sons were involved in the Union army, making the family one of the most prolific in American military history. Six McCooks reached the rank of brigadier general or higher.
kOAQW TIL the male platypus is venomous. It has a crooked spur on the heel of each rear foot which can inject venom that is resistant to conventional painkillers.
69GQl TIL that all heredity European monarchs (plus a few claimants) all descend from John William Friso, Prince of Orange