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TIL that there are little-known scientific names for everyday bodily functions like burping and sweating

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LQdYP TIL a Costa Rican fisherman once nursed a crocodile back to health after it was shot in the head. The reptile, named 'Pocho', was released back into the wild but followed the man home and slept on his porch. For the next 20 years, Pocho became a part of the man's family.
gMogD TIL in 1996, a Canadian man fled Canada and thought someone was out to kill him, took his money and drove to Knoxville, TN. He ended up dead in a parking lot with his money around his half-naked body. Police reports show the man was killed by a blow to the stomach. The case remains unsolved.
KOENE TIL:In 1896, promoters staged a train crash and sold tickets to more than 30,000 people who descended on Crush, Texas — a town created just for the event — to watch the collision, people Died!
LQkx0 TIL There's 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tablet Records Excuses for Why People Missed Work
oBwXL Til: Norwegian National Law of 1274 had prohibitions against consorting with trolls.