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TIL for infants, not being breastfed is associated with an increased incidence of infectious morbidity, gastroenteritis, and pneumonia, as well as elevated risks of childhood obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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Po1E TIL that during WWII, Bicycle playing cards were made so that, when submerged in water, they could be peeled apart to reveal parts of a map inside. These decks were given to POWs, so that if they escaped, they could assemble a full map out of the cards.
BkoK TIL that ravens can talk, mimic other sounds, and have surprisingly smooth voices.
LQgZd TIL Nina Simone’s song Mississippi Goddam was written in response to a Baptist church bombing in 1963. This song was used as an anthem for the civil rights movement in a time when music was heavily censored
ePpk TIL: In American TV there is something called “The Friday night death slot” Many canceled shows Including Firefly, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr, and The Good Guys all aired in that slot.
JYkeB TIL that South African inventor Charl Fourie invented a car-mounted flamethrower in 1998 to deter carjackings. The device was legal in South Africa when used in self-defense, but proved to be unprofitable, leading the inventor to design a pocket-sized flamethrower instead