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TIL the human body emits light as an energy called biophotons (unrelated to visible bioluminescence).

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mxdeP TIL a 'master-mind' cyber-criminal, who was on the FBI's most wanted list, was arrested when detectives were able to figure out his laptop password. It was the name of his cat, followed by 123
jw5a TIL: 8 million years ago, Venezuela was inhabited by guinea pigs the size of tables.
9w4Ar TIL There is a thing called Exploding Head Syndrome, a sleep disorder that causes auditory hallucinations when falling asleep or waking up (No i am not kidding this is real).
7rMbp TIL when Joseph Stalin's first wife died, he was so overcome with grief he threw himself into her grave during the funeral. Later, secret policemen arrived at the funeral, looking for Stalin (at the time a wanted fugitive); he was forced to flee the service early by jumping the graveyard's fence.
e001k The journey of Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul lasted a little over 80 hours.