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TIL that a breastfeeding mother can absorb some of the babies saliva through the breast duct. The mothers immune system analyses the saliva and adjusts the antibodies in the breast milk according to the babies needs.

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E1xEX TIL that Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle Doesn't remember his role in the series due to side effects of suffering concussions.
b6Pb4 TIL in 2011 a wolf known as OR-7 was electronically tracked migrating more than 1,000 miles "presumably in search of a mate." He became the first confirmed wild wolf in western Oregon since 1947 & the first in California since 1924. By 2015, he, a mate & their offspring were called the "Rogue Pack."
wL1bo TIL the film Donnie Darko took only 28 days to shoot; coincidentally the timer in the movie counting down to the end of the world is approximately 28 days.
EgoKX TIL that in Anglo-Saxon England between 10 and 30 per cent of the population were slaves. Slave raids on different parts of the British Isles were common. The Medieval French church turned against slavery around 1000 AD and when the Normans invaded in 1066 they slowly ended the practice.
98OX TIL that the number of calories consumed by a beef cow in its lifetime is enough energy to launch itself out of a cannon at > escape velocity