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TIL: The word for stretching and yawning at the same time: pandiculation

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eY5n TIL in 2006, more than 2/3 of the House of Representatives passed a resolution to amend the US constitution to make flag desecration illegal, and the resolution failed in the Senate by only one vote (66-34).
oW0E TIL the word “biceps” is singular (and thus “bicep” is grammatically incorrect). The plural form of “biceps” is “bicepses” (emphasis on the first syllable).
Mn1B TIL There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice and it is rebuilt every year
GAexg TIL on average, women who are raised without a father experience puberty 3 months earlier.
E7YP TIL that JFK was a superb golfer, but kept his golfing a secret because he didn’t want to seem out of touch with average Americans. JFK reacted with terror when he nearly hit a hole-in-one while running for President.