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TIL about "Delay-Interval Delivery" where twins are delivered up to weeks apart to help increase survival chances of both babies.

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R79N9 TIL Neil Armstrong earned his Masters from USC in 1970 and presented a seminar on "Moon Landing Techniques"
yQV5J TIL that the FDA allows a 15% variation between generic and name brand meds which can play a role in why women get pregnant while on birth control pills since they are also becoming increasingly low dose.
GmnN TIL that although he was 6’ 5" and 315 lbs, Michael Clarke Duncan’s mother would not let him play football in high school, afraid that he would get hurt. So instead, Duncan pursued his interest in acting.
Xk4P TIL the molestation and rape of children by priests in America has resulted in more than $3.3 billion of settlements over the past 15 years, $1.3 billion of that in California.
oRybY TIL that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano was heard from 6000 miles away. For reference, that is the equivalent of hearing a sound from Moscow while being all the way in San Francisco. Before 2022, this record was held by the eruption of Krakatoa whose range was 3000 miles.