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TIL that babies under the age of 1 year should not eat honey because their gut is not developed enough to stop certain harmful bacteria like Clostridium botulinum from infecting the body

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nWxM7 TIL that in Clifton, Arizona there is an old jail which was dug into the side of a cliff. The guy who built it was the first prisoner after going out and celebrating the opening and getting arrested for shooting his guns in the air at the bar.
4ko7R TIL Hideki Tojo’s dentures had "Remember Pearl Harbor" engraved into them in morse code
EpZW TIL in The Beatles’ song “In My Life,” George Martin couldn’t play the piano as fast as the part he’d written. So, he played it an octave lower at half speed and just ran the tape back at twice the recording speed.
YL8r TIL that Pamela Anderson once commissioned a painting of herself from renowned pop artist Mel Ramos and when it was finished she couldn’t afford to buy it.
bZr9 TIL that Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov had grapheme-color synesthesia, which is when people see specific letters in specific colors.