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TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.

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loN1 TIL Despite it winning a Grammy, Foo Fighters didn’t like One by One after recording it
E1vpo TIL about Spinal Track, a nonprofit specializing in giving disabled drivers the opportunity to operate high performance vehicles on a track or off-road. Co-founded by Nathalie McGloin, the only female tetraplegic racing driver in the world
jo9N TIL that Deja Vu is your brain is trying to apply a memory to a situation you are in, failing, and then making you feel like it’s familiar anyway.
7rd7P TIL: The Original G-mail Was Garfield Mail
e07Yk TIL that the famous mime Marcel Marceau was part of the French Resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II. He saved hundreds of Jewish children in hiding by teaching them to communicate in mime, so they could converse silently. Marceau eventually got them to safety to Switzerland.