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TIL Most shooting stars you see are incredibly small, usually being not much larger than a grain of sand.

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YP7Z TIL that if you were an Ancient Roman, and you had a slave that was raped, you could attempt to prosecute the rapist for “property damage”.
b9db9 TIL that Eczema is considered an autoimmune disorder.
VM188 TIL Mexican President Francisco Madero has the distinction of being the first head of state in the world to ever fly in an airplane, which he did with the Wright Brothers in North Carolina on November 30, 1911.
Y5lG TIL Around 85% people breathe through one nostrils at a time which changes every few hours. It affects the body’s glucose and oxygen levels and the activity of the brain hemisphere. Also explains why one nose is more stuffed up when having a cold.
Lwbm TIL Paula Radcliffe, current marathon world record holder, is an asthmatic