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TIL That a deep/ hard cough can actually cause your body to itch… on purpose!

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wooe6 TIL that the show "Between Two Ferns" is completely unscripted, despite what many people believe.
WkRZL TIL the world-renowned violinist Vanessa-Mae is also an Olympic skier
RrZj TIL that gold gets its color from special relativity. Relativistic contraction shrinks the gap between the s and d orbitals, allowing gold to absorb blue instead of ultraviolet. If not for relativity, gold would appear more silver in color.
RYn4 TIL baby spit backwashes into the breast during breastfeeding so the mother’s body can adjust the breastmilk composition based on the baby’s health
nLWd TIL The rock at the summit of Mount Everest is marine limestone and would have been deposited on the seafloor around 450 million years ago.