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TIL hearing sudden and loud bursts of noise while falling asleep or waking up is called Exploding Head Syndrome.

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l875 TIL there is a notorious marathon runner whose cheating has been so prolific, that he has even go as far as to create fictitious marathons (web-page and all), and posts himself as winner
oPBo TIL that Malta has a day of reflection before a General Election, where it is against the law to speak about politics for an entire day.
0e6j TIL the literal translation of Utopia means “Not a Place” rather than Eutopia which means “Good Place”