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TIL, the eye drops can travel down your throat

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OGO17 TIL the popular 2000 Ben Stiller movie, Meet The Parents, is based on an obscure 1992 film with a $30,000 budget.
gMl1X TIL After serving only 16 months in office, U.S. President Zachary Taylor passed away after eating too much cherries and drinking iced milk at a July 4th party in 1850. He was diagnosed with cholera morbus and died on July 9th. The acidic fruit along with the milk is believed to have caused this.
x6LP5 TIL about Shōnanzakura Sōta, a retired sumo wrestler with the worst winning record of all time (3 wins and 238 losses). He also holds the record for most losses in a row (104). His performances were so bad, that many accused him of losing on purpose.
8aLJX TIL that bananas do not grow on trees. The banana plant is specifically classified as an arborescent (a tree-like) perennial herb making banana a berry.
7rBeM TIL that "the Defenestration of Prague" was an actual historic event that shaped world history and led to 8 million deaths. (Yes, they really mean "defenestration". I never knew how that hilarious word came to be, but turns out this is the origin.)