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TIL that breastfeeding allows a baby to give germs to mothers so that her immune system can respond and can synthesize antibodies for her baby.

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wLW0J TIL that the state of Vermont not only takes its nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from the Green Mountains, it is named after them. The French words Verts and Monts are literally translated as "Green Mountains".
1enD TIL octopuses have 3 hearts, their tentacles have minds of their own, and have been in existence for millions of years prior to dinosaurs.
GYvZg TIL 50% of the world's pigs live in China
65dZ TIL that on July 2, 2013 the United States repealed a law that prohibited the government from paying to distribute propaganda.
X0Lb6 TIL Dexter Holland of The Offspring published scientific findings in PLoS One in 2013