Today I learned

TIL that constipation can cause amnesia.

VICE

This Hong Kong Woman’s Constipation May Have Caused Amnesia

The woman reportedly strained so hard on the toilet that she temporarily lost memories from the last decade.

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TIL about 'atmospheric rivers'...these narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that can transport twice the volume of the Amazon River. The 'Pineapple Express' is a famous one that draws moisture from near Hawaii and slams the US West Coast with devastating storms, flooding, and mudslides

Pineapple Express - Wikipedia

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TIL that feminist icon Gloria Steinem spent a month as a Playboy Bunny

A Bunny's Tale - Wikipedia

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TIL why we can only see in grayscale in dim light

The Human Eyes Are Color Blind At Night: Two Views Of The Milky Way - PMC

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TIL During the 6th Wargrave Nursery Gaint Vegetable Weigh-off, the heaviest pumpkin was record to weigh 2,819.3 pounds while the stem to blossom girth was 649.8 cm (255.8 inches). The pumpkin was grown by two brothers, Ian and Stuart Paton, from Lymington, Hampshire, UK. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-giant-pumpkin-world-record-just-crept-closer-to-3000-pounds-heres-how-science-sweat-and-soul-crush-keep-growers-reaching-for-the-heaviest-fruit-possible-180987563/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qy70b3/til_during_the_6th_wargrave_nursery_gaint/

TIL that Christopher McDonald declined playing Shooter McGavin twice because he was tired of playing villains and he wanted to spend time with his family. He became interested in the role after winning a round of golf.

Happy Gilmore - Wikipedia

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