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TIL Poison translates to Gift in German

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neekP TIL the voice of Mickey Mouse played by Wayne Allwine is married to Russi Taylor the voice of Minnie Mouse
wL7aY TIL wath the Siberian Corridor was. It was a strip of steppe from Mongolia to the east of Europe, used by nomadic population in their movements from east to west. Huns, Turks and Mongols all went through there. The corridor was closed by the Russian Empire expansion toward Siberia.
Zp9lv TIL about Demodex, or eyelash mites. They are too small to see with the naked eye, and feed off of the dead skin cells of humans. Almost every adult human alive has an eyelash mite population living on their face.
lo8XK TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.
171V TIL that under US federal law, you change age the day before your birthday. So unless state law specifies “21st birthday,” as opposed to “21 years of age,” you can legally drink the day before your 21st birthday.