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TIL that one of the main reasons you aren't supposed to eat after the dentist is because the lack of pain from numbness can cause you to bite parts of your mouth off, like lips or tongue.

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W7gNA TIL the 1991 movie Hook was originally meant to be a musical
6xBW TIL The first Akita to be introduced to the United States was a dog named Kamikaze-go, who was given to Helen Keller as a gift after she visited Japan in 1937.
8Knb TIL that a pilot once thwarted a hijacking attempt by flying upside down.
GOLJ TIL that all Pandas in the world are owned by China. If you see one in another country it is leased or loaned.
Brw5L TIL That the Apollo Missions (11 to 16), astronauts had trouble getting life insurance as no one would insure someone being in the high risk environment of Space, so they autographed some postal covers before they left Earth. On the chance they didn't come back, those items would be sold for money.