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TIL It's impossible to sneeze while you're dreaming.

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Obx7 TIL the USAF has fire suppression systems in hangars that can cover the floor with 20+ feet of fire-retardant foam
j78a TIL at the site of Pablo Escobar’s main estate, Hippos escaped from his private zoo and have have become feral, living in at least four lakes in the area and spreading into neighboring rivers.
wLOd1 TIL Even though FRIENDS went off-air 14 years ago, today Warner Bros. makes about $1 billion each year from the show through syndication revenue. The six main actors who get 2% of the revenue take home $20 million each every year without doing anything.
6EWAZ TIL that the sandwich was popularised by the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who ordered that meat be placed between two slices of bread for easy consumption. He therefore was able to gamble and eat at the same time.
j6AQp TIL that Nazi Officer Klaus Barbie, tortured prisoners during WW2, fled to the USA where he worked as a CIC Agent, emigrated to Bolivia where he made business with Pablo Escobar, helped capturing Che Guevara, was recruited by the BND (German Intelligence) and finally sentenced for life by France.