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TIL That there are grapes that taste like cotton candy!
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TIL I learned that part of the reason kids like to spin, roll, and swing is that it stimulates and develops the proprioceptive system, which influences coordination, spatial, and body awareness, and also helps calm them down.
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TIL only 23% of Crimean residents favoured joining Russia when polled in 2013 [PDF]
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TIL that Doc Pomus, who wrote the lyrics to "Save the Last Dance for Me," had polio and was confined to a wheelchair. He wrote the song after his wedding, where he watched his new wife dance with everyone but him.
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TIL Sony makes most of its profit from selling insurance. Although it's not sold in the US, 63% of total profits came from its insurance products (sold in Japan) in 2013.
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TIL that Roman Emperor Valentian I died of a brain aneurysm in 375 because he became so enraged at a group of envoys. He reportedly became so angered that he burst a blood-vessel in his skull, leading to a stroke that ended his life.