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TIL that modern, “safer” playgrounds may be resulting in wimpier, more fearful kids – while actually increasing the risk of broken bones.

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1aGoO TIL of the German word erklärungsnot which means explanation poverty. This describes a situation where you are put on the spot without a sufficient explanation or excuse for something you have done or failed to do.
4Qao TIL When Helium is cooled to almost absolute zero (-460°F or -273°C), the lowest temperature possible, it becomes a liquid with surprising properties: it flows against gravity and will start running up and over the lip of a glass container.
78JAp TIL about Willie Pep, one of boxing’s greatest featherweights. He had an astonishing 229 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw, and was 62-0 until his first loss.
m1wZY TIL that the term Scapegoat stems from an ancient goat sacrifice ritual in Ancient Judaism and likely older 2400 BC Ebla (Modern day Syria)
mV8R TIL Hitler had a Jewish doctor who didn’t charge Hitlers family due to their economic hardships. Hitler labeled his doctor as a “Noble Jew” and made sure the doctor wasn’t harmed during the Holocaust