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TIL the reason your nose gets stuffy when you cry is because your Lacrimal gland drains your tears out to your nose

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Meb9V TIL King Charles II escaped Cromwell's forces by hiding in an oak tree. It is commemorated by Royal Oak Day in England on May 29th. The oak tree has since been destroyed by tourists who wanted a piece of the tree in the 17/18th century, but a son tree is in its place
Kkww TIL the scientific name for an ice cream headache is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”
neEjd TIL Archaeologists have found slingshot balls engraved with “Take that!” or “Catch!”, dating from 4th BC Greece.
Z8nwY TIL that dead people can get goosebumps
rRw8W TIL that in the 1980s Janet Jackson was criticized for not writing her own music and being dependent on producers. In response, she wrote and co-produced every song on her following album, which ended up being her best-selling album ever.