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TIL that stroke victims with partial facial paralysis can lose the ability to voluntarily smile on half their face, but can still fully smile when laughing at a joke.

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jrrv TIL that water towers aren’t just an emergency water supply, but are also crucial for maintaining water pressure. The water they hold is used to maintain pressure during peak periods when usage is higher than pump capacity, and the water is replenished at night when usage is much less.
Kl7E TIL That Manteo Mitchell broke his fibula while running the 400m relay in the Olympics, but kept on running
EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
OG7rY TIL The International Space Station is 357 feet end-to-end? That’s almost the same length as a football field, including both end zones.
E1eEX TIL that the UN are responsible for introducing Cholera to Haiti killing at least 10 000 people, infecting 800 000,still counting, and that they have done nothing to compensate the victims, claiming legal immunity.