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TIL that some people sneeze when looking at very bright lights, and it can happen to about a third of the population

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OLpR TIL the University of Florida student who coined “Don’t taze me bro!” trademarked the phrase less than 2 weeks after the incident.
PYxeE TIL Blackcurrant cultivation was banned in the U.S. from the early 1900s until 2003. Less than 1% of Americans have tasted one.
MYob TIL that Woody Guthrie’s popular American folk song “This Land is Your Land” has two lost verses that criticize capitalism and class inequalities in the US
PanJ TIL that being tickled evolutionarily teaches us how to defend the most venerable areas of our bodies (e.g. armpits, neck…) from a young age, and we laugh when tickled to encourage others to tickle us; therefore promoting the learning of this defense.
PYlrL TIL in an undercover operation by Trading Standards, an underage boy successfully purchased alcohol in 6 different stores using a fake ID with a photograph of Bobby Hill.