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TIL Salivating before vomiting is a way for your body to protect your teeth from the incoming stomach acid.

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VMJkm TIL that Keelhauling was considered one of the worst forms of punishment in naval history. The victims were dragged along the keel of the ship and died frequently because the barnacles on the hull of the ship cut open their body which was incredibly painful.
v1yYr TIL that a Scottish parliamentarian introduced a bill to decriminalize homosexuality in England after his gay brother killed himself. It passed. He wrote another bill to protect badgers. It failed. When asked why the latter didn’t pass, he snorted “There are not many badgers in the House of Lords.”
J9OQ TIL a small number of the students admitted into Harvard are placed in a ‘Z-list’ and are required to take a year off before coming to Harvard.
AP7x TIL Kurt Cobain accidentally spat on Elton John’s piano at the 1992 VMA’s thinking it belonged to Axl Rose
X0eBr TIL that General Mills acquired Red Lobster in 1970 when they only had 5 locations.