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TIL upon hearing that the Crusaders had lost Jerusalem in 1187, Pope Urban III suffered a heart attack and died

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ADa7n TIL Tears in your eyes often drain through small drain ways called "punctum" near the middle of your lower eyelid. They then drain into your nose, contributing to runny noses. When you choke on food, your eyes water because nasal pressure is reversed sending tears back to your eyes the same way.
kJ7gE TIL about the Jarramplas Festival in Spain, where a man dressed in a costume gets pelted with turnips.
BpNW TIL Lisa Simpson remains a vegetarian as a promise from the show’s staff to Paul McCartney.
neDDY TIL children’s writer and cartoonist Shel Silverstein worked for Playboy Magazine in the 1960’s
dAOB TIL: Canadians eat more donuts per capita than any other country.