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TIL it is possible in certain cases of severe malnutrition for normally dark hair to turn red or blonde

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0Z0v TIL that Kim Ung-yong understood algebra at age 3, by the time he was 2 could speak 4 languages fluently, started attending university at age 4 and graduated at age 8, and has the highest I.Q. (210) in the world.
4klJb TIL goods sold internationally are classified under a standardized system called Harmonized System (HS) Codes. These six-digit codes, administered by the World Customs Organization, are used as a basis for clearing customs and levying duties/tariffs in nearly all countries.
L5Ep TIL Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day in the same year.
xVX4k TIL that plastic fibers have been found in tap water around the world, with the US at the worst rate (94%), and both the exact sources and the health consequences are yet unknown.
epNa5 TIL Michael Jackson is estimated to have donated more than $500 million to charity and the Guinness Book of World Records cited him for holding the world record for the “Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star.”