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TIL that babies pick up on the cadences and rhythms of their mother tongue while in the womb, and you can tell the difference between French, German, and English babies just by their gurgles and cries.

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KYg8E TIL that Beefalo constitute a hybrid offspring of domestic cattle (usually a male), and the American bison (usually a female). The breed was created to combine the characteristics of both animals for beef production.
DXWY TIL Argentina manipulated Big Mac prices to appear to have a stronger economy, but they got their bullshit called out.
b6DKa TIL the 2nd fastest manmade object is a manhole cover that was shot to space by a nuclear bomb at 41mi/s (147,600mph) in 1957
Y7Oov TIL that cigarette filters were designed with color-changing chemicals to give the illusion that they filter out toxins. In reality, the filters have little to no health benefits.
oBQOr TIL in 2009 a drunk broker traded 7 million barrels of oil, representing 69% of the total market, in two and a half hours. This drove oil prices up by $1.50/barrel world wide and cost his firm $10 million.