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TIL There is a medical condition called Exploding Head Syndrome, which causes people to experience a sudden feeling of explosion and blinding light inside their head moments before falling to sleep.

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mxboY TIL in 1941 the British and Soviet Union invaded Iran. This was to secure a supply line to Russia, secure the Iranian oil fields, and deny Nazi Germany a route of advance to Baku and British India.
vPenj TIL of Jackass Annie Road. In 1954 doctors told "Jackass Annie" Wilkins (63) of Minot, Maine that she would soon die. Wanting to see California, she rode a horse there and back over 17 months. Wilkins wrote a book about her adventure and lived until 1980. Minot renamed a street after her.
EgPa0 TIL Sarah Bradlee Fulton the "Mother of the Boston Tea Party" is credited with coming up with the idea that Tea Party participants wear Mohawk disguises to avoid detection from the British.
N71wE TIL Maria Sharapova & her father arrived in Florida from Nyagan, Russia with only $700. Sharapova's father worked low-paying jobs to save up enough money to send her to IMG Academy sports school with a tuition of $35K per year. Today, Sharapova has earned $285 million according to Forbes.
pd84 TIL there is a condition called “post Ejaculatory Guilt Syndrome” where 5 minutes after a man ejaculates he gets emotions of disgust