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TIL that the temporary deafness we experience when yawning is caused by the activation of muscles in the ear that function to dampen oscillations in the ear caused by loud sounds and by the difference in the pressure between the two sides of the eardrums hindering the its ability to freely vibrate.

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Lk4GZ TIL While hunting down a rival in 1963, Hiatian president Francois Duvalier was told that the rival had transformed himself into a black dog, which prompted Duvalier to order that all black dogs in Haiti be put to death
vKoK TIL Mark Hamill was in a car accident that caused substantial facial trauma a day before he finished shooting the original Star Wars. An in-universe explanation for his scarring was developed for The Empire Strikes Back, where he is mauled by a Wampa, allowing him to continue the trilogy.
16Vxd TIL the largest rose tree in the world, located in Tombstone, Arizona, was planted in 1885 and now covers 5000 square feet and has a trunk that is 14 feet in diameter
4XbpN TIL the worlds biggest strawberry weighed 250g, with an approximate height of 8cm, length of 12cm, and circumference of 25 to 30cm. Koji Nakao from Fukuoka, Japan, holds the Guinness World Record.
D17KV TIL that every eclipse belongs to a family of identical eclipses, separated by 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours. There are 40 active eclipse families (saros cycles).