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TIL that Dr. Spock the noted Child Psychologist won an Olympic gold medal in rowing at the Paris Olympics 1924.

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BgMxx TIL Dolphin Spermatozoa are capable of penetrating zona intact bovine oocytes and producing hybrid embryos via IVF (In Vitro Fertilization).
W6No TIL the smell of rain is caused by bacteria
jNbVR TIL after finding that 66% of teens have chronic sleep deprivation, the CDC has started recommending later start times for schools
x67Yw TIL that 16.3 million of the 16.4 million Americans who served in WW2 are dead
G7xG TIL that Slayer released their album “God Hates Us All” on September 11th, 2001. King’s inspiration wasn’t “anti-christian”, but rather the idea that “One day you’re living your life, and then you’re hit by a car or your dog dies, so you feel like, ‘God really hates me today’.”