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TIL that removing the top and bottom sheets of a paper ream can prevent copy machine paper jams.

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ArKo TIL babies learn a language by hearing it, but they must hear it spoken directly to them in person by another human being; as little as 12 hours with a human tutor produces dramatic results in babies, compared to no results even after many more hours of exposure to foreign language TV shows.
Wk0QX TIL of the Alexamenos graffito, a piece of Roman graffiti estimated to have been made c. 200 AD. It depicts a man worshiping a crucified, donkey-headed man, along with the phrase "Alexamenos worships [his] god". It is thought to be the oldest surviving depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus.
05ry TIL that nuclear landmines were a thing, even until the late ‘80s.
9Y1M7 TIL The United States technically has the right for two more votes at the UN which they negotiated with the Soviet Union in return for having Belarus and Ukraine join the UN. The United States never used these votes out of respect for equal representation of all nations on the international stage.
GYyN5 TIL that a peace flame has been burning in Hiroshima since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation.