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TIL I have ACHOO Syndrome. Characterized by uncontrollable sneezing in response to the sudden exposure to bright light, typically intense sunlight

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EgbMP TIL of Maximator, an intelligence alliance between the secret services of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. It is comparable to the "Five Eyes" and is named after a German beer.
8ZGP TIL there are mysterious tunnels in South America, some thousands of feet long, thought to have been dug by extinct, giant sloths.
ZpdgG TIL: Japanese Gossip Youtuber, GaaSyy, won an election, but became the first parliament member to be expelled in 72 years for not showing up for work in almost a year. He campaigned from Dubai using his 1.2 million subscribers and won the election. However, he never returned to Japan.
x66ND TIL I learned about Herschel "Woody" Williams. The last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient.
WkRV8 TIL in 2012 a lifeguard named Tommy Lopez was fired for saving a drowning man who was outside the protected area