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TIL people tape tennis balls to the back of their pajamas to prevent snoring

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gMO99 TIL the distinct smell after it rains is called petrichor and it is caused by bacteria called actinomycetes.
7daM TIL that after a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like the design of the hospital bed he was laying in. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely. It became the prototype for the modern hospital bed.
E0yp TIL George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
KOQM6 TIL - George Foreman made more money from the George Foreman Grill than he did boxing
9AnQ TIL That There Are 100 Trillion Good Bacterias Living In Human Body