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TIL The Habsburgs were a dynasty that at one point controlled much of Europe. Many members of this family inherited a distinctive protruding jaw. Charles II (“the bewitched") was the last Spanish Habsburg. He suffered from multiple health issues and infertility, and died without heirs in 1700.

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WkwjB TIL about Salina Turda, a massive Roman salt mine in Transylvania which contains an underground theme park and other tourist attractions including a lake, mini golf course, and bowling alley. The salty air down there is apparently very good for asthma.
yVrZa TIL that Paralympic athletes with spinal cord injuries cheat by intentionally breaking bones or electrocuting themselves before a competition; as their heart rate and blood pressure does not naturally increase while competing.
neOWo TIL rubbing alcohol makes open wounds sting because it lowers the temperature threshold of heat-detecting VR1 receptors--so much so that your own body heat triggers a burning sensation
R7eA7 TIL that the Ramones first album took only a week to record (three days for the instruments and four days for vocals), and costs only $6,400 to produce.
gM9EX TIL the film U-571 caused issues in the UK. It depicted British sailors as American. The film depicts the capture of the first naval enigma machine. In reality, the US had not joined the war at this point. The US did not capture a naval enigma machine until long after the code had been broken.