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TIL 10,000+ toddlers age 2-3 are being prescribed Ritalin and Adderall to treat behavioral disorder

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NXP46 TIL A camel's hump does not hold water. It actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper food and rest, the hump will return to normal.
Zp8XY TIL that it takes about 50 minutes to soft-boil and 90-120 minutes to hard-boil an ostrich egg.
xVplw TIL The double-edged sword used by Thanos in Endgame was inspired by the ThanosCopter; a bright yellow helicopter with THANOS written on the tail that he piloted in early comics.
Z8eyR Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" was the first YouTube music video to reach 100 million views, doing so back in 2008.
9Z76 TIL there’s a drug that treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, but remains unavailable to many due to it’s $300,000/year/patient price tag, making it one of the most expensive drugs in the world