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TIL of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. Most commonly found in children, sufferers experience sensory distortions, such as feeling their heads are far from their bodies, hearing amplified or altered sounds, hallucinations, and a feeling of depersonalization or separation from one's own body.

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xVxB TIL: There is a cave full of MASSIVE CRYSTALS 304 meters underneath Mexico. Seriously “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” style.
Me6Qm TIL The floor plans of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) headquarters in London were 'lost' by building contractors during refurbishment. The documents held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. Most documents (but not all) were later recovered.
RQk8 TIL 10% of the US population drinks an average of over 73 alcoholic drinks per week (or ten per day) and accounts for 75% of all alcohol sold. The next 10% drinks only 15 per week (two per day).
lom4B TIL that the 80s kids show, "Kids Incorporated" is still the longest running show in the history of the Disney Channel at 9 seasons despite having slipped into obscurity. It has not been released on home media, streamed or seen on TV since 1996.
D1kde TIL of the Alpheidae AKA pistol shrimp, that is one of the loudest animal in the sea and produces a bubble that when collapses reaches temperatures of over 7,700 °C