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TIL that unlike what,s shown in the movies, when a person dies with their eyes open, pressing the eyelids closed usually won’t keep them shut — the muscles lose all tone, so without mortuary aids the lids tend to reopen.

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gEx9 TIL the phrase “Parthian Shot” refers to a military tactic of the ancient Parthians who would retreat at full gallop, turn around and fire a long bow at their enemies. There is actually controversy among etymologists as to whether “Parting Shot” is derived from this term.
QNrDp TIL of the Casuarina (she-oak/Australian pine), a tree that looks like a pine tree with its needle-like leaves but is actually a flowering plant.
16gV7 TIL a member of Michigan's State House of Representatives tried to cover up an affair with another member of the House by having his staff spread the rumor he had sex with a male prostitute. He was later charged with 4 felonies over the incident
6PLm TIL that Ferrucio Lamborghini originally was a tractor maker. When Ferrari refused to replace a broken clutch in one of the Ferraris that he owned because he was “Just a tractor maker, and didn’t know anything about cars” he decided to start his own company. Thus the Lamborghini sports car was born.
BgOmK TIL that congress authorized the guards of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetary to abandon their post due to hurricane Sandy. They refused and continued their duty.