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TIL that BONO is the only human to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Grammy and a Nobel prize

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KOrLQ TIL of Exploding Head Syndrome - a little understood condition in which people experience a sudden loud noise either when waking or when falling asleep. Some also experience a flashing light, myoclonic jerks or tachycardia. The cause is unknown but some conspiracy theories have emerged.
ejAL TIL that transgender females can fight naturally-born women in mixed martial arts competitions
gjDD TIL that the actual Navy pilot that flipped the bird at the MiG pilot in the movie Top Gun was Scott Altman, who later was selected an astronaut by NASA and flew on 4 Shuttle missions
19EP TIL 12-year-old Fidel Castro wrote a letter to FDR on this exact day 76 years ago, asking him for $10 dollars
7xn7 TIL all German students are required to visit old concentration camps as part of their education.