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TIL 1 out of every 3 people sneeze when exposed to bright light.

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a8xRL TIL in 2010 that following an uproar after a mixed race student was not allowed to run for 6th grade class reporter, a Mississippi school district scrapped a long standing system of student elections which only allowed students of certain races to run for certain class positions.
awpBZ TIL Seagulls can drink salt water, as well as fresh water, as they possess exocrine glands located in supraorbital grooves of the skull by which salt can be excreted through the nostrils to assist the kidneys in maintaining electrolyte balance
dDw6B TIL About a particular racial slur and it's effects on afflicted communities. Particularly Naggers
5YybB TIL about Katharine McCormick a biologist who contributed the majority of funding for the development of the oral contraceptive pill who fearing the hereditary of her husband’s Schizophrenia vowed never to have children and developed a staunch belief in the value of contraception.
m1Zro TIL, of the 3,000 slaves freed by the British in exchange for fighting during the American War for Independence (called the Black Loyalists), after relocating to Nova Scotia for a time, 1,200 ended up going to Africa in 1792 to become part of the new settlement of Sierra Leone