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TIL Michael B. Jordan’s father is named Michael A. Jordan

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ep9KE TIL that romance author Barbara Cartland, in addition to writing an estimated 723 novels (160 published posthumously), selling around 1 BILLION copies, was an early pioneer of gliding and helped design the first aircraft-towed airmail delivery glider.
9wrNm TIL: Invisible and odorless, radon gas is the #2 cause of lung cancer, killing 21,000 annually in the US. Despite its dangers and simple testing, a lack of regulations and awareness means many homes go untested, exposing countless to this silent killer.”
x69y1 TIL about synesthesia. It's when one thing you see, hear, or feel makes you experience something else. Like seeing colors when you hear music. It shows how our brains connect different senses. Understanding synesthesia helps us learn more about how our minds work.
a8xL TIL 11 children have been born in Antarctica, the first in 1978.
O794 TIL that Beelzebufo, aka the Frog From Hell, is the largest known frog species to have ever lived. Its diet may have included juvenile dinosaurs.