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TIL yawning is not contagious for children with autism due to their inattention to facial cues.

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kyEW TIL the first AMD-only motherboards were in plain white boxes, with no manufacturer name and were never promoted because they were afraid of Intel’s response. Only MSI stood up for AMD and proudly announced their motherboard.
gMyl9 TIL that the iconic SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built and named after its black exterior, is actually painted in dark blue.
OooxX TIL of the Norwegian immigrant and WWII vet Andrew Haines who requested and was granted a Viking funeral by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Gl14 TIL: There is no causal link between sugar and hyperactivity in children. One study found that the perception by parents regarding their children’s hyperactivity depended on their belief as to whether they had been given sugar.
j6xbQ TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed.