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TIL Heads may remain lucid for a period of time following decapitation and it appears to be more than reflexive nerve action. Reports include specific and changing facial expressions, blinking, and eye contact with observers.

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mxyZM TIL that peeing on the near side of the toilet bowl, in front of the water, produces the least splashback
W7kLd TIL that a man who witnessed the Lincoln assassination as a small child actually made a live appearance on television. He died two months after it was filmed.
JY4GB TIL that the football huddle was invented at Gallaudet University (a school for the deaf) to stop opponents from reading their hand signs and knowing the play.
e0ovJ TIL a study of 200 stand-ups showed that they died young, at an average age of 67.1, compared to actors, 70.7. The funnier they were, the shorter they lived. The funny one in a comedy duo was likely to die younger than the straightman.
jNZAX TIL the dark region on the north pole of Pluto's moon, Charon, is named Mordor after the black volcanic plane from Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"