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TIL of a disorder called Aphantasia, people with it cannot see images in their head. Many that have this disorder are completely unaware.

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LkNb0 TIL in 1875 three French men traveled to a height of 28,000ft in a balloon. When it landed only one man remained alive and was permanently deaf.
yVe4J TIL Japan has a 'wind phone'. An unconnected phone booth where grieving relatives go to 'talk' to their lost loved ones. Opened after the 2011 Fukushima earthquake/tsunami, it has seen over 30,000 visitors.
XDNX TIL That Lockheed Martin test pilots carry the wallets and car keys of the chief aircraft engineers as a sign of good faith.
16vBV TIL an adult frog sheds its skin once a week. After removing the old, dead skin, the frog normally eats it. If they don't shed, the skin would harden and the animal would be unable to get an adequate amount of oxygen, as they breathe through their skin.
JYZxV TIL that not only did Robert Todd Lincoln watch his father die, but he also saw the assassinations of Garfield and McKinley. When Roosevelt took office, Lincoln wrote “I do not congratulate you, for I have seen too much of the seamy side of the Presidential Robe to think it an enviable garment".