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TIL 25% of all Toblerone chocolate is sold at duty free airport shops

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kO974 TIL about Amanda "Powerhouse" Lucas, George Lucas' eldest daughter. She was a professional MMA fighter for six years until she retired to start a family. Lucas had bit parts in all three of the Star Wars prequel movies.
l76LV TIL Hapax Legomenon is the term that refers to a word that is used once in a written language or in a written work.
1aR5X TIL that the "red eye" effect in flash photographs is caused by the flash bouncing off your retina. When you see "red eye", you are literally seeing the back of your eyeball through your dilated pupils.
neNnP TIL Saburō Sakai, a Japanese WWII fighter ace, was shot through his goggle by a turret gunner. The 7.62 mm bullet passed through his brain, blinding one eye and paralyzing one side of his body. Despite this, he landed his plane and returned to battle a year later.
VMmPQ TIL Janine Turner, the actress that played Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure, is an active member of the Republican Party