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TIL in 1999 a man with Intractable hiccups was cured after having sex with his wife

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b6Xm0 TIL that the pulp hero Zorro is not Central/South American as many assume, but actually a white European Spaniard. The 1998 film "The Mask of Zorro" saw the original Zorro, played by Anthony Hopkins, pass the torch to a new Mexican successor. They cast Antonio Banderas, a white European Spaniard.
4kvN6 TIL that hard-shell tacos were invented in the US by Mexican-Americans. After noticing how popular they were in San Bernardino, Glen Bell was taught how to make the shells and then opened a taco stand there in 1951 that became the first Taco Bell.
Blkk TIL llamas are a popular alternative to sheep dogs because they eat the same food as sheep, readily bond with and become part of a sheep herd, can see predators from afar due to their height, and are very protective of their herd, which they bravely defend by spitting at and kicking predators.
VE5Z TIL that a dog called Capitan has slept and rarely left his owners grave since he died 6 years ago. And no one never showed him the grave, he found it himself and refused to leave when close family tried to take him home
plAG TIL that while Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird described playing on the 1992 US Olympic basketball team as the greatest experience of their lives, Michael Jordan said that the biggest benefit was learning about his teammates’ weaknesses. He later won three NBA finals against them.