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TIL that skeletal muscles are strong enough to break bones. After tetanus contraction, the bacteria interferes with normal muscle nerve function. Muscular contractions can become strong enough to break the spine.

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9wYMD TIL that popcorn originates all the way back to the Aztec Empire . Where corn, and particularly popcorn, helped lay the foundations for the Aztec Empire.
awNPb TIL that a nasal cycle is when people breath through one nostril and alternate between nostrils throughout the day.
0keL TIL Cats are the only species that domesticated themselves.
YpR07 TIL Rodents Are Feasting On Newer Cars' Soy-Based Wiring Insulation
VRNm TIL in July 1984 President Ronald Reagan called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food” and established National Ice Cream Month.