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TIL you mostly breathe through one nostril at a time. Every few hours, your autonomic nervous system will switch nostrils to give the another one a break!

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QrDM TIL that Mr. Rogers testified in the landmark case for people’s right to record TV programs, saying that people should be able to decide when they watch TV: “I am opposed to people being programmed by others”
D1a5D TIL in 332 BC when Alexander the Great arrived in Egypt they did not put up a fight against him, instead saw him as a liberator from the Persian empire, he was pronounced son of the deity Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert.
v1laK TIL: The Morris worm has been referred to as the "Great Worm", due to the devastating effect it had on the Internet, both in system downtime and psychological impact on the perception of internet security and reliability. The name was derived from the "Great Worms" of Tolkien: Scatha and Glaurung.
GAlaJ TIL a lot of superyachts have an additional large yacht to accompany them. Support yachts are generally primarily intended to carry the "toys" of the super rich, whether they be a floating helipad, a rigid inflatable boat, a fishing boat, luxury yacht tender, jet-ski or submersible.
awR4Z TIL If you are named in someone's will, you are not called an "heir" -- you are a beneficiary. Heirs are legally defined for when someone dies intestate (without a will). Heirs may not be beneficiaries and beneficiaries may not be heirs.