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TIL about the "suicide disease"—Trigeminal Neuralgia—which has no cure, that causes sudden, sharp pain in the face so intense that it’s often described as one of the most painful conditions in existence.

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9Ylvp TIL of John Komnenos the Fat, a Byzantine noble who attempted to usurp the imperial throne on July 31st, 1200/1201. When he sat on the throne, it broke under his weight, and he was captured and executed that same day.
d8A87 TIL that metal stretchers used to transport dead/wounded citizens after WWII airraids in London were repurposed to be used as fences around apartment buildings. Some are still in use today.
69prJ TIL about the UK's TV Pickup phenomenon, where the country's power grid would be drained by millions of British people getting up and using small electrical appliances (usually kettles) in between commercial breaks of popular TV shows. This phenomenon is unique to the UK.
WkrZL TIL plague doctors wore masks that looked like bird beaks because the beaks stored very aromatic plants that protected them from putrid odors
KwA9 TIL that in 1979, a woman jumped off the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and survived. A strong gust of wind blew her right back to the building at the 85th floor.