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TIL of defecation syncope, which is when a person poops so hard they pass out.

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loBYr TIL of the horse Comanche, who was the lone survivor from his detachment at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He is one of only three horses in US history to be given full military honors at his funeral.
VB08m TIL that the last Great Auk egg ever was accidentally cracked in the struggle to strangle its parents
6EkrJ TIL that platypus milk contains a milk protein that is has not been identified in any other animal . The protein was named 'Shirley Temple' in tribute to the former child-actor’s distinctive curly hair. It also has unique antibacterial properties and is undergoing research for fighting superbugs.
78wlL TIL Stephen Hawking completed a final multiverse theory explaining how mankind might detect parallel universes just 10 days before he died
7r5lx TIL the lips and anus are made of the same kind of skin. They start out connected and separate during the course of a fetus’ development,