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TIL that it is impossible for a human to sneeze during sleep due to a bodily state known as REM Atonia as reflex signals are not communicated to the brain.

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dD0MQ TIL that California company, Postum Foods, bought East-Coast brand, Hellman's Mayonnaise, in 1927. As a result of the merger, to present day, both brands were preserved in their respective territories, with Hellman's being sold East of the Rockies and Postum (now Best Foods) sold in the West.
yVY18 TIL WW1 ended at 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The last trench veteran of WW1, Harry Patch, died on July 25 2009, aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day
VBpgQ TIL A chinese father hired virtual assassins to continuously kill his son's WoW character to force him to get a job
6ZQJ TIL Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys picked up the tab for the Manson Family’s gonorrhea treatment.
Jbd1 TIL In 1967, a fighter pilot purposely flew through enemy air defenses to make enemy aircraft leave him alone, then flew his damaged aircraft back into combat and destroyed two missile sites defending a target. Allowing 70 of the 72 other friendly aircraft to survive the mission.