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TIL a woman recovering from shingles had such an itchy scalp that she painlessly scratched through the skull to the brain

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v1EKx TIL that people who cry more are seen as warmer individuals who are more approachable. At the same time though, these individuals are seen as being less competent or "stupid."
yQGgl TIL that legendary UK music duo Artful Dodger lost the rights to their stage name, and two random DJ's have been touring under that name for the last 10 years without having anything to do with the music they're remembered for.
RN98 TIL France is the only country in Europe to be completely self-sufficient in basic food production.
4k0wg TIL that, of the over 1,000,000 insect species identified, only 5 live permanently on the open ocean. They belong to the Halobates genus, which belongs to the Gerridae family (commonly known as water striders.)
aw59N TIL modern-day airplanes can withstand an intense amount of turbulence. The last time turbelance alone caused a plane crash was 1966.