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TIL the bazooka rocket launcher was nicknamed for a musical instrument invented by a radio comedian in the 1910s

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yV08l TIL that the scientific term for "brain freeze" is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It occurs when something cold touches the roof of your mouth, causing blood vessels in the area to constrict and then rapidly dilate, triggering pain.
NXb61 TIL: Astronomers didnt officially confirm the existence of planets outside our solar system until 1992
MewW TIL Muslims do not “struggle” to pray in space, and Islamic scholars have convened on the topic twice and published their scholarly opinions in “Muslim Obligations in the International Space Station”
Z0Lp TIL an Eagle Scout who joins the US Army is automatically promoted to Private First Class.
gMdbX TIL that rice farmers often put fish into their water-laden fields in a process called “rice-fish culture.” The fish act as pest control, improve oxygen circulation, and can even fertilize the soil with their droppings. This can increase the crop yield by 10% or more.