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TIL that children who were injured from a fall before the age of nine are less likely to be scared of heights when they get older.

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D1nBV TIL that Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor sang backup on Neil Young's "Heart of Gold."
NXdaN TIL that Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando lived next to each other and were even practically roommates when Nicholson's ex moved in with their kids
jYvv TIL In the 1800’s there was a family of serial killers called the Bloody Benders who owned an inn/store in Kansas.. They would murder & rob any travellers who happened to stop by, eventually people got suspicious of them so they fled, their fate is still unknown to this day.
ADGOB TIL For every 200 million sperm in each human ejaculation, 2 million make it into the cervix, 1 million make it into the uterus, 10,000 make it to the top of the organ, 5,000 enter the uterotubal junction, 1000 enter the Fallopian tube, 200 reach the egg and only 1 enters the egg to fertilize it.
wnV7 TIL The Singer Sewing Machine Company built 500 1911 pistols for the US Government in 1939 and they are one of the most collectable firearms of that era.