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TIL that the pen caps have holes in them to prevent suffocation, in case they were swallowed. As roughly 100 people die in the US each year from choking on pen lids

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d8Ra7 TIL the Aztecs followed Spaniards around with incense burners when they came to the Americas. The Spaniards believed this to be a divine honour, however it was actually a necessity due to the wide gap in hygiene between the two peoples. The Aztec found their stench unbearable.
gMv0D TIL that a Texas man who shot an armadillo, got hit in the face by his own bullet that bounced off from the hard shell
PY6Je TIL there is no medical basis for preventing someone with a concussion from falling asleep. In fact, rest is beneficial to the healing process
BrmMr TIL that we are we living in an ice age that started approximately 3 million years ago.
wLGB1 TIL The movie ”Moana” was released as ”Oceania” in Italy. They changed the name because a porn star named Moana was well known in the country.