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TIL when the American Dairy Association was extending its “Got Milk?” ads into Mexico, the Spanish translation ended up as “Are you lactating?”

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QJwNe TIL a 6 year-old, Bea Dean-Lewis, was playing a computer game with her mom, who suddenly collapsed. Bea knew she wasn't sleeping since she snores, so she used her mom's fingerprint to unlock her phone and call the ambulance, saving her life.
xVKwo TIL that giant tarantulas sometimes keep tiny frogs as "pets". They protect the frog safe from predators, while the frog eats tiny insects (ants, etc.) that could harm its eggs.
lop7A TIL Scientists have found that people who abstain from alcohol are also more likely to lack social skills, have higher levels of anxiety and have more mental health issues than those considered heavy drinkers.
69Epm TIL More gold exists on paper than physically. Instead of real gold, paper substitutes for gold are sold through derivatives, futures, pooled accounts, exchange-traded funds, gold certificates, etc.
LkZDr TIL many 17th Century pirate ships had proto-democratic, anti-authoritarian rules for sharing wealth, keeping power in check, compensating for injuries, and including marginalized people.