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TIL that sexual arousal may cause you to sneeze

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p8go8 TIL a man named Pembroke D. Gwaltney Jr. once kept a piece of 20 year old ham as a pet, complete with a brass collar, and it is currently the world's oldest edible ham at 119 years old. The ham also has a twitter account.
xoaD TIL When the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, first they ate the meal that was set out for the President
rXyW TIL that there is a species of pig called “Mangalitsa” which has wool on it which resembles that of a sheep
kJ4Xe TIL that in 1957 the US launched Project Pluto, a plan to design and build a "doomsday" cruise missile (SLAM) that would be nuclear powered and carry multiple hydrogen bombs, spreading radiation along its path from the engine. It was loud enough to kill people in its path with sound.
ajpL TIL there has never been snakes in Ireland because being cold-blooded, snake couldn’t survive the frozen ground during the ice age in the past.