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TIL of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which can cause a person to sleep for very long periods

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EmYp TIL The reason paper cuts hurt so much is because the cut often bleeds very little to nothing at all, Leaving pain receptors open to the air.
69Y9W TIL that dimples on a golf ball first became a feature when William Taylor registered a patent for a dimple design in 1905.
kmwB TIL in 1978, Roman Polanski, charged with sexual abuse of a 13-year-old, agreed with prosecutors to a plea bargain under which he would serve no more than 90 days. When the judge did not accept the plea bargain, Polanski fled the country. The victim has said she does not want Polanski prosecuted.
pajp TIL in 1945 the New Zealand Division alone fought the Nazis to take Trieste, in Italy. When it was secured, US Marines organised a parade, headed by themselves with a banner ‘US Marines. Second to None.’ Behind them marched the NZD carrying a sheet with the word ‘None.’
GYEeg TIL: The Jurupa Oak tree in California is estimated at 13000+ years old, reproduces through cloning, and only expands after being burned by wildfires to sprout new branches.