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TIL that Yuki Togashi, captain of Japan men's national basketball team, is only 1,68 m (5'6 ft) tall.

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PYDeG TIL that the flash from cameras does not harm artwork. In a 1995 study, the London National Gallery concluded that camera flash is dangerous after measuring the color change in test pigments that were exposed to over 1,000,000 flashes. However, the control group showed the same amount of change.
nGwP TIL that the reflex that causes people to sneeze when looking at the sun is called Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome, which abbreviates to ACHOO.
0dM5R TIL that during World War II, Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat posted as an acting consul in Lithuania, disobeyed his government's instructions and issued visas for Jews fleeing Nazi persecution.
W7X8Y TIL Throughout Australia, there are approximately 400 courses that have greens comprised of oiled sand or some other similar material, usually due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining grass greens by small clubs in rural areas.
nWK6o TIL that cyclists in a peloton (tight bunch of riders) can see reductions in drag of 90% or more, leading to huge energy savings