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TIL, Before Apple bought Siri, it was originally going to be released as an app for Android & Blackberry.

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8xb8 TIL Don Karkos lost his eyesight due to shrapnel from a grenade in WWII. 64 years later he was kicked in the head by a horse in the exact spot the shrapnel had been. Which cause him to regain his eyesight.
14D8 TIL that a US navy spy ship captured by North Korea in 1968 is still listed as actively commissioned even though it’s on display in the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum
NXM9J TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome: a rare condition causing sufferers to hear loud noises that don't exist. It's not painful, but it can be alarming and disruptive to sleep. Many people have mistaken the symptoms of Exploding Head Syndrome for paranormal experiences like ghosts or alien abductions.
4X0O5 TIL that up until 2013, a woman living in Paris, France could, in theory, be arrested for wearing pants (trousers) without authorization! This was the result of a forgotten local ordinance from 1800, which was abrogated on the spot for violation of gender equality.
D1JGJ TIL a herpetologist is one who studies amphibians and reptiles, and there once lived a man-eating crocodile named "Gustave"