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TIL that sun sneezing is called Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome and not everybody has it

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6kB7 TIL that Freddy Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record the songs “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Hey Jude”.
1aaB4 TIL that the first motion picture came through the technology of series photography by the British American photographer Eadweard Muybridge between 1872 and 1877.
b9LYZ TIL a group of friends in Saint Paul, Minnesota were hosting a small gathering to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate when police officers showed up in response to a noise complaint from a neighbor. No charges were made by the police; instead, 2 officers joined in playing Smash, one playing Pikachu.
nW08r TIL that in 1947, despite preaching non-violence, Gandhi accepted armed protection from Gopal Mukherjee's team during a violent attack by a crowd in Calcutta, after he provided written consent for their use of sten guns and hand grenades
jrJn TIL In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.