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TIL sufferers from Anton–Babinski syndrome are blind, but affirm, often quite adamantly and in the face of clear evidence of their blindness, that they are capable of seeing.

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Q0VL TIL that there is a ranch in Texas bigger than the state of Rhode Island
aw7eL TIL that after it's use in a 2007 gameshow, Men At Work were sued for copyright infringement as the flute lead of "Down Under" resembled a children's song from the 1930's. According to singer Colin Hay, the stress of the court case led to the death of his father and the band's flutist, Greg Ham.
yQWZl TIL Australia has hundreds of thousands of feral camels.
awWoL TIL that Albanian Highlanders would use shouting as long a distance communication. The one that would hear the shout would shout it to another and so on, traveling 2 week long distances in hours.
a8O8M TIL: Sesame Workshop sponsors and partners with children's clinics in Japan