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TIL that tear duct is connected with the throat and that eye drops can seep to the throat and be tasted

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x6BN1 TIL about the Italian standard LMG during WW2, designed for alpine climate but used in deserts, it had a violent recoil, clips only held 20 rounds, they had to be oiled before they were inserted, it frequently overheated and exploded, and had a rate of fire comparable to a semi-automatic rifle.
y418 TIL - In the U.K. up until 1875 boys as young as 8 were legally sold to a “master sweep” as an apprentice to sweep chimneys. Effectively slaves, after years of hard labour in harsh conditions led to disfigured appendages, poor vision, asthma and extremely high rate of scrotal cancer.
e0K5g TIL of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2000+ year old Ancient Greek ‘analogue computer’ that tracks/predicts astronomical positions, keeps dates for early Olympic Games and more! It used bronze, toothed gears and had multiple, individually purposed faces... similar tech wasn’t developed for 1400 years!
VMro0 TIL That termite queens are the longest living insect on the planet. Living on average up to 15 years with some scientists suggesting they can live up to 50-100 years old.
NMZb TIL a Russian equivalent of “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” is “Catch the bear before you sell his skin”