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TIL That thunderstorms can cause headaches due to changes in barometric pressure.

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Ypk77 TIL when Snopes creator David Mikkelson first began posting on Internet newsgroups in the late 1980s, he created the username "snopes" based on the surname of a family in a William Faulkner novel. Over time, "snopes" gained a reputation for his ability to thoroughly research and debunk false claims.
XENYD TIL that Croatia had one colonial territory in India
A1Ya TIL a man snuck into Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War to find his 3 best friends and buy them a beer..known today as the “Greatest Beer Run Ever”
YJwW TIL that early in its history, sperm donation had a taste test as part of the screening process.
j6JZX TIL of the first interactive TV program, Winky Dink and You had children drawing and playing games on a static electricity-charged clear vinyl sheet on their TV screens.