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TIL 80% of people can only breathe out of one nostril at a time. The body naturally cycles between nostrils by closing one up at a time by gorging nasal tissue with blood like an erect penis, then switching every few hours.

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YNAB TIL two time Medal of Honor recipient Major General Smedley Butler wrote: “I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”
WkZ5N TIL our ancestors standing up and walking on two feet turned social links into a necessary aspect for Survival (and leading to our current society) due to how this position changed some of women's caracteristics (narrower hips).
gN58 TIL of the deadliest volcanic eruption in history: the effects of the Icelandic volcano Laki killed 25% of the Icelandic population, at least 23,000 people in Britain, more deaths in Europe, freak weather for a year, and may have caused a famine in Egypt which killed 1/6th of Egypt’s population.
MJNB TIL films starring Gary Oldman have grossed over $3.8 billion at the United States box office, and over $9.9 billion worldwide. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles.
4gZw TIL Al Gore’s daughter, Kristin Gore, is a writer and story editor for Futurama and Saturday Night Live