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TIL the biblical tale of Moses was likely inspired by the Mesopotamian legend of Sargon of Akkad, which predates Exodus by over a millennia and also features a baby abandoned on a river who is raised in a palace and grows up to overthrow a king

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Z90B TIL that a lost wallet is more likely to be returned if you have a photo of a baby in it. In a 2009 study, 88% of wallets with a baby photo were returned, followed by wallets with a photo of a puppy (53%), family (48%) and an old couple (28%). Only 15% of control wallets were returned.
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