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TIL Barbers were also Dentists for centuries!

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ElWX TIL that you have holes in your bottom eyelids. The punctum drains excess tears into your nose, which is why your nose runs when you cry.
0Md5 TIL that the terms “left wing” and “right wing” date back to the French Revolution in 1789
YpxkP TIL George Washington, the son of a black slave, founded the town of Centralia in Washington state. Washington helped fellow residents in many ways, including selling property for little money down, offering loans at no interest, and providing work when no other was available
bR0a TIL The oldest running company still in operation today is a hotel in Japan named Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, which was created in 705AD.
OG6nX TIL the reason why many newspapers names end with "Post" is because in medieval times after the town crier yelled out the news to the mostly illiterate people, he would then "post" the written news in a public place