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TIL that a man sneezed out the tip (penny sized) of a toy dart while at his computer. It had been lodged unknowingly in his nasal cavity for 44 years. He had to confirm with his mom…

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X0ppP TIL the Mechanical Turk was a chess playing machine from 1770 that seemed to be able to compete against a human chess player like artificial intelligence. Except that it simply hid another human player within itself.
x6X4D TIL that a raven named Jimmy was in over 1,000 films from the 1930s to the 1950s. Apparently Jimmy was talented, knowing how to ride a tiny motorcycle and understanding several hundred words. Jimmy earned a gold metal from the Red Cross for entertaining veterans.
4PAX TIL of a woman born with 3 fingers on her right hand. After a tragic accident, she lost her right hand and later developed a phantom limb…with 5 fingers.
GYNgE TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer who accidentally shot and killed himself whilst demonstrating how the victim could've accidentally shot himself
9vrQ TIL that 80% of the Tor Project’s budget comes from the US Government