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TIL some people have a hole above their ear canal called a "preauricular pit", due to a sinus tract being in the wrong place.

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4lAN TIL Pope John XII died whilst enjoying an adulterous sexual encounter outside Rome at the hands of an outraged husband.
nWPOY TIL that in December 1984 an engineer named Stanley Watras set off radiation alarms at the under construction Limerick Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania, despite the fact no nuclear fuel was yet onsite.
Y7eZZ TIL a boy was executed in Iceland’s Witch Trials for using Fretrúnir (fart magic) on a girl.
Bgn6W TIL Tom Cruise does not permit his likeness to be used for merchandise. Nevertheless, Funko created a figure of his character Nick Morton from the 2017 film "The Mummy" without securing the rights. In response, Cruise requested the figures be cancelled. Funko recalled them, but some have been found.
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