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TIL a man with Alzheimer's forgot he was married — and then fell in love with his wife all over again. He proposed again, and they had a second wedding...

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nWV7d TIL in 1968, students at a French university staged protests against bans on dormitory visits that prevented male and female students from sleeping together. After police violence, 10 million workers joined the strike—more than 20% of the population—effectively shutting down the country.
wolyP TIL: Sarah Jessica Parker was the Second Broadway Annie
5Yewp TIL of Punch and Judy, a popular puppet show from the 1600s. In the show, Punch usually ends up killing his baby, his wife, a policeman, the devil and a variety of other characters by beating them with his ‘slapstick’. The phrase “pleased as punch” comes from Punch’s gleeful self-satisfaction.
d89Rj TIL that in 2018, a man ruptured his throat by trying to trap a high-force sneeze. With nowhere to escape, the pressure ripped through the soft tissue in his neck. Trapping a sneeze could also damage the ears or even rupture a brain aneurysm.
kAr5 TIL a sailing ship called Eclipse was overtaken by a hurricane, and then it was hit by a meteor.