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TIL There is a voice disorder where a person continues to speak like an adolescent after puberty

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0dmlA TIL a third of the metal used to make the Tokyo tower came from damaged American tanks from the Korean war (1950-1953).
7rlWM TIL before one of Beatles sessions John Lennon accidentally took LSD instead of an upper and complained about not feeling well. The producer unknowingly took him to the studio roof for fresh air, but his bandmates, who knew what happened, rushed to the roof and brought Lennon back to safety.
9wwVp TIL about glass sponges, once thought to be extinct for over 100 million years and only recently rediscovered in the last 25 years living on reefs of themselves at depths of 450m to 900m. It's thought they could live up to 40k years, because of changing levels in seas most probably ONLY live 15k yrs
P1MmL TIL The International Day of Human Fraternity was established by the United Nations General Assembly as a way to promote greater cultural and religious tolerance.
R7P68 TIL every single Ballon d'Or winner since 2009 has played for either Real Madrid or Barcelona