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TIL that we have tiny ear crystals that can get dislodged and cause terrible vertigo called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).

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Z878Q TIL that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accepts donations to reduce the U.S. debt, and that people actually donate
BgMry TIL Mosquitos are humanity's deadliest predators; they have the highest kill toll on humans each year, and it has been claimed that almost half of the people who have ever lived have died of mosquito-vectored disease
9JPr TIL that an anti-Nazi organization called Exit distributed free t-shirts at a neo-Nazi rock concert in Germany. These shirts appeared to be neo-Nazi-themed, but after they were washed, an anti-Nazi message was revealed.
pYm0e TIL that the Epic Sax Guy, known for his performance at Eurovision 2010, returned to Eurovision in 2017 and he and his band finished 3rd
KYZjR TIL the fire horse is a Sexagenary (60 year) cycle in Japan which, according to a superstition, girls born in such a year will grow up to kill their husbands. Therefore, birthrates in Japan tend to see a sharp decline (e.g 25% decline in 1966 vs 1965). The next year of the fire horse is 2026