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TIL that a father was denied access to see his premature twins in the NICU when Beyonce and Jay-Z had their daughter at the same time

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R1k8 TIL bubbles from a bubble bath thermally insulate the surface of the water, keeping the bath warm for a longer period of time.
loVm7 TIL that Christopher Meloni will reprise his role for a new SVU-spinoff series, where Stabler comes out of retirement to lead an NYPD Organized Crime task force. I I would enjoy that as L&O:SVU is one of my favorite shows. This new one is L&O: Organized Crime.
PrBO TIL that Darwin predicted the existence of a moth in Madagascar 45 years before it was seen, and 150 years before it was scientifically publishable.
5YrQ9 TIL that Ally's Law is legislation passed by several U.S. states that requires stores to allow people with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms. It was named after a 14 year old girl with Crohn’s Disease who soiled herself in a mall after being denied access to a store restroom.
VBnxQ TIL that Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the Unites States during World War 2, was paralyzed from the waist down. He mostly used a wheelchair for mobility, and during public appearances he would use heavy leg braces in order to be seen standing. He suffered from a 'paralytic illness'.