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TIL: Fish can cough through their gills

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b6onQ TIL: About the 1998 Balleny Island earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake to strike Antarctica
mbVv TIL there is a restaurant in Pittsburgh called the Conflict Kitchen that only serves foods from countries that the USA is currently in conflict with.
rNGJe TIL In the 19th century, doctors warned women of 'Bicycle Face' as a side effect of excessive cycling. It was described as a face usually flushed with dark shadows under the eyes and always an expression of weariness.
oBELA TIL famed Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, upon being approached for his first album in 1955, disregarded objections from studio executives and played Bach's Goldberg Variations, a piece almost unknown at the time. The recording became an instant best-seller and immediately launched Gould's career.
69R58 TIL that the 1947 version of the Christmas film ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ was released in late Spring because the studio head argued that more people went to the movies in warmer weather, so the film was promoted without any references to Santa or Christmas.