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TIL that our reaction to sneezing when encountering light is called Autosomal-dominant Compulsive Helio Ophthalmic Outbursts, also called ACHOO.

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jgYM TIL that the 5th longest distance(2.3km/1.4mi) kill was performed using a 50cal M2 Machine Gun and led to 50 cal rounds being adopted for use in Anti-Material Rifles such as the famous Barrett M82.
w15P TIL in 1991, the little plastic ball in cans of Guinness won the Queens Award for Technological Advancement, beating the Internet and Email.
yZjp TIL “backwards american flags” on airplanes and military uniforms are worn with the stars in front to “give the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.”
6VL8 TIL William Shatner said that Reddit was the first “mainstream site” that allows “racists and other hate mongers to group, congregate, incite and spread their hatred”.
WkRYA TIL despite being presented as spontaneous antisemitism, the bar audience who sang along to Borat's "Throw the Jew Down the Well" was aware it was a comedy show; it was part of a 2 hour show with other jokes about throwing people down wells. The bar itself was partially owned by Jewish people.