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TIL that the tissue inside your nose that makes it feel stuffed when sick is actually the same erectile tissue in your genitals.

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Wk9RX TIL that while filming Mimic, director Guillermo del Toro's father was kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded $1 million but del Toro already put all his money into the movie. James Cameron came in and gave him the $1 million in cash while also recommending a negotiator.
lo6y7 TIL that Congressman Leo Ryan, who was murdered while investigating Jonestown in 1978, had a record of directly looking into his constituents' concerns. As an assemblyman, he investigated the conditions of California prisons in 1970 by using a pseudonym to enter Folsom Prison as an inmate.
jNd6a TIL that after almost 20 years of battling for a Hubble budget and creating the telescope, and after finally putting it into orbit, the first images NASA received were blurry because the mirror curvature was off by 2.2 thousandth of a millimeter.
kJ8R7 TIL the East Palestine crash isn't the first time Norfolk Southern has had a major hazmat train derailment. In 2005, a Norfolk Southern train crashed into a textile mill, releasing 60 tons of chlorine gas, putting 4,000 people out of work, and costing $215 million to settle.
pYoEO TIL Marge Simpson once "wrote" a letter to Barbara Bush in response to some critical comments FLOTUS shared about The Simpsons. Barbara Bush replied and said this in her letter: "Clearly you are setting a good example for the rest of the country. Please forgive a loose tongue." Ladies made peace.