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TIL that the first published use of "brain freeze" for a cold-stimulus headache was in 1991

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Z8YXR TIL There was a British general who, thirteen years apart, personally surrendered to George Washington (Yorktown) and Napoleon Bonaparte (Toulon)
KOKAG TIL Mt. Everest was climbed in 10h 56m by Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who is said to have left base camp, summitted, and returned in just over 18 hours.
wokj8 TIL about Anna Bågenholm who was trapped under ice for 80 minutes, was brought to the hospital with a core body temperature of 56.7F (13.7C), and survived.
7anb TIL That “101 Dalmatians” and “Peter Pan” are the only two Disney movies where both parents are present and don’t eventually die.
Breb TIL the catholic church is spending money to lobby states to not over turn statute of limitation laws that are protecting priest who raped children .