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TIL Daft Punk were admitted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and were individually awarded the rank of Chevalier, or knight.

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LgJm TIL that ‘Presque vu’ is the opposite of 'Déjà vu’, the phenomenon called tip of the tongue, a situation where someone cannot recall a familiar word or name, but with effort eventually recalls the elusive memory.
OoDp1 TIL poor ventilation in your bedroom can result in increased carbon dioxide, much higher than standard safety levels. This is associated with poor sleep quality, headaches, and decline in cognitive performance the next day.
9bYM TIL that while attending the University of Tennessee, Peyton Manning, pulled down his shorts and sat on a female trainer’s face during an examination. He proceeded to rub his rectum and testicles on the woman’s face until she was able to free herself from him.
XkQQ TIL that amateur wrestling Olympic gold medalist Robin Reed could pin every member of the 1924 United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest weight class
EGp7 TIL Japan successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on an asteroid, collected samples in 2005. The probe returned to earth in 2010.