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TIL that the syndrome of sneezing when under the sun is called ACHOO (Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) (or just photic sneeze reflex)

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Vw7p TIL the military word “mayday” meaning “emergency” comes from the identically pronounced French phrase “m'aidez”, meaning “help me”.
gM6YW TIL: The medical symbol for male and female are originally the alchemical symbols for Iron and Copper respectively, and originally they referred to the Greek gods of Mars and Venus.
awWG0 TIL: Viruses can live up to 18 days on steel, but only one on denim cloth. University of Iowa research
BAWe TIL The wife of L. Ron Hubbard consulted doctors who recommended he “be committed to a private sanatorium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia.” Thereafter, Hubbard criticised psychiatry as a “barbaric and corrupt profession”.
e5dL TIL in Far Cry 4, if you take the main villain at their word and wait at a table for about 13 minutes for them to return, you can beat the game without even picking up a weapon.