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TIL the clinical term for a runny nose is Rhinorrhea

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AD7ya TIL: Max Planck's life was filled with tragedy. His wife died early, his oldest son died in WWI, his two twin daughters both died while giving birth, and lastly, his second son was executed by Nazi Germany because of his participation in the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
mm9M TIL that in 1860, futurologists predicted that NYC would not exist in 100 years because the present growth rate indicated 6 million people, and they would need 6 million horses, and they could not handle that amount of manure.
9YJKr TIL the song "Yankee Doodle" was sung by British soldiers to taunt American soldiers during the Revolution. Specifically, the song implied that American soldiers were gay.
5Y48k TIL that people living in Commonwealth countries get a birthday card from the Queen of England when they turn 100, 105, and all birthdays after that.
xV7Bw TIL that the "China" that actually helped found the UN and sat on the Security Council until 1971 was the Taiwanese government. After this they started losing a lot of international recognition.