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TIL when men are told to “turn your head and cough”, the head turning does nothing. Doctors just don’t want to be coughed on.

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PYV1V TIL two weeks after South Carolina seceded from the Union New York City's Mayor proposed secession as well in order to continue its extraordinarily lucrative cotton trade with the seceded South.
4G85 TIL that bread isn’t good for ducks, and worse is actually the equivalent of fast food to them.
16xvW TIL in 2006, sportscaster Al Michaels was traded from ESPN to NBCUniversal as a part of a deal that got Disney the full rights to the animated character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
R5M1l TIL that can-openers are supposed to lay on the top of the can and cut through the side lip of the top, leaving a smooth edge with no risk of cutting your finger or jamming the opener.
E1JvP TIL North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il was a huge movie buff owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. They included James Bond, Friday the 13th, Rambo, and Godzilla. He authored a book on Film Making in 1973 and even directed a film in 2006.