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TIL that in rare cases, popping a pimple in the so-called “danger triangle” can lead to facial paralysis, brain infections/meningitis, and even death.

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9YD56 TIL there was only one American who earned a medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics that was boycotted by the U.S - Mike Sylvester, who played the Italian basketball team
m1NXE TIL from 1948 to 1952, future West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was a paid informant on the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps, providing reports on the situation in East Germany.
rR1x0 TIL Robert Patrick was in a boating accident on Lake Erie in 1984. He nearly drowned after swimming for nearly 3 hours helping to rescue the other people stranded at the accident site.
MWJK TIL that German internet users have a meme since 1999 where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (population of about 323,000, 18th largest city) does not exist.
WkPQL TIL that the singer who sang “Let it snow” (Dean Martin) died on Christmas Day, exactly 1 hour in difference than when his mother died also on Christmas Day a few years before his death