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TIL that sex can clear out blocked noses

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wLvGW TIL In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter debated, marking the first time in US history that a president had agreed to debate and only the second time that any televised debates had been held. The sound system failed, leaving Ford and Carter standing in silence for nearly half an hour
PN9n TIL the Blues Brothers movie was delayed and way over its original budget, partly thanks to heavy cocaine use on-set that the cast and actors were using during night shooting.
5bY8 TIL birds don’t have the same biochemical pain pathway for spicyness as mammals so they don’t suffer at all from capsaicin
a8AbA TIL Doritos were invented at Disneyland. In the 1960s, the restaurant Casa de Fritos at Disney used up their surplus tortillas by frying and coating them with a seasoning powder. The appetizer was such a big hit that Frito-Lay, an early sponsor of Disneyland, released the snack nationwide.
yQL98 TIL of the maple syrup urine disease, which is named for the presence of sweet-smelling urine, similar to maple syrup, when the person goes into metabolic crisis