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TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome, a rare condition where you hear a tremendously loud crash, buzz, or similar noise in your head as you are falling asleep. There is no pain associated and there is no harm caused as a result, but it can be quite unsettling.

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4DJo TIL Bowhead whales may be the world’s longest lived mammal. In 2007, a 15m (49ft) specimen was discovered with the head of a harpoon embedded in its neck. The 3.5-inch (89 mm) projectile was manufactured in New Bedford, Massachusetts around 1890, suggesting the animal survived a hunt a century ago.
GApwQ TIL gas stoves are linked to nearly 13 percent of childhood cases of asthma in the United States
pYNEp TIL the leaf sheep sea slug can perform photosynthesis by eating algae and absorbing the chloroplasts
J1Y4v TIL that '80s sitcom character ALF hosted his own talk show for seven episodes in 2004, with guests including Drew Carey, Henry Winkler, Tom Green, and Bryan Cranston.
ywbl TIL: Scientists have defined ‘Zealandia’ as the world’s 8th continent, 94 per cent of which is below the Pacific Ocean.