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TIL That babies who are exclusively breastfed for the first three months have up to 30% more cognitive development than those fed exclusively formula

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WkA7d TIL airbags weren't mandatory in US cars until 1998
WkeBY TIL about the longest standoff in American history. John Joe Gray and his family patrolled their property with guns for 15 years after he didn’t show up to court for assaulting a police officer.
1WnD TIL that employers cannot take away their employees tips
4Xgaw TIL: The band Chicago was so fond of cocaine that during a tour in the 1970's they put a fake phone booth on stage called the "Snortitorium" so they could do lines mid-concert without going backstage.
JYPm1 TIL that the pain of loss is more powerful psychologically than the joy of gain, according to the concept of "loss aversion" identified by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. People tend to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains, for example, it is better to not lose $5 than to find $5.