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TIL vehicle recalls have become more common in the United States over the last two decades

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oBgDA TIL Mandrakes are real. In one superstition, people who pull up the root will be condemned to hell. The mandrake root would scream as it was pulled from the ground, killing anyone who heard it. In the past, people tied the roots to animals and then used the animals to pull the roots from the soil.
jD0j TIL babies are (probably) genetically engineered to look more like their fathers than their mothers, so that fathers will be inclined to believe their paternity.
9wgMm TIL that the announcer on Jeopardy!, Johnny Gilbert, turns 97 this year
J1p64 TIL: According to a scientific study, ADHD individuals react to stimulants such as amphetamines differently, often in a positive way improving symptoms by 70% and improving study in college students with ADHD. However, most stop using to disastrous effects and were more risky behavior prone.
vPd84 TIL in 2006 two woman were charged with criminal mischief for heating a fake penis called a “Whizzinator” in a convenience store microwave in order to pass a drug test. The clerk thought it was a real penis and called police. Charges were dropped after they agreed to replace the microwave.