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TIL that you can get “addicted” to nasal spray — that is, you can develop a dependency called rebound congestion on Afrin (Oxymetazoline) or Phenyl Ephrine because it shrinks the blood vessels in the nasal passage, causing more irritation when stopping use.

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D9lJ TIL the town of Why, Arizona was originally to be named “Y” because two major highways, State Routes 85 and 86, originally intersected in a Y-intersection but the state requires at least 3 letters in its city names.
XEQvr TIL that India is named after the Indus River, almost 90% of which runs through Pakistan, their long time rival.
5VPGr TIL a 79 year old woman at a dodgers baseball game in 2018 was killed when struck by a foul ball in the cheek
e6G6 TIL that Galileo was placed under house arrest by The Holy Office until his death in 1642 for defending his views about the Earth not being the center of the universe. The Vatican formally acknowledged they were wrong and Galileo was right in 1992.
694dJ TIL that the original record holders for the 1 mile run were all from the United Kingdom, from 1855 on. UK would hold the record for over 50 years, until it was finally broken by American John Paul Jones.