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TIL about Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a village plagued by a mysterious 'sleeping sickness' that caused residents to fall asleep for days at a time. Scientists eventually linked it to carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearby abandoned uranium mine.

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Wk6vN TIL that the Ecce Homo painting which was turned into the "Potato Jesus" meme after a failed restoration has increased tourism in that area, and the funds go towards the church owned nursing home and the "art restorer's" son who suffers from cerebral palsy.
NXyG8 TIL that the Cuvier's beaked whale has the deepest and longest recorded dives of any mammal, having been measured at 2,992 m (9,816 ft) and 222 minutes.
nBao TIL In Nigeria there are scam artists who sell you houses by pretending to be the owners and get paid a considerable deposit by deceiving buyers. As a result, “This house is not for sale” is painted on many homes in Nigeria
0wo9N TIL that in the UK, it is an offence to drive cows down a roadway without the permission of the Commissioner of the Police
jaZN TIL that a thread on Apple forums suggests that Macbooks are causing immense eyestrain to a certain percentage of the population and nobody knows why. The thread is 8 years old and 160 pages long and Apple is refusing to admit the problem.