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TIL that it’s 11:00AM in Mumbai when it’s 12:30AM in Houston.

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VBbkQ TIL Marvel's Editor in Chief posed as a Japanese man for years to be able to write while an editor.
ved8 TIL paraplegics and quadriplegics often cannot sweat below the level of the spinal cord injury. They have to actively control their body temperature
QNV9X TIL of glass child syndrome, where siblings of a child with illnesses or disabilities are often overlooked and neglected by their parents. This leads to guilt and jealousy throughout childhood, later causing low self-esteem, and difficulty forming relationships later in the sibling’s life.
Br8Ak TIL that the world's oldest mouse, Yoda, reached the age of 4 years in a pathogen-free environment at the University of Michigan, living with his cage mate Princess Leia. 100-year-old people are much more common than 4-year-old mice.", said his lab director.