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TIL Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes, in a match with Wolfsburg’s, were the fastest in any major European football league since Opta started keeping data.

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R5RgQ TIL that there are some people who suffer from a condition where they are unable to sleep for months on end or develop near-permanent insomnia, leading to poor memory, coordination, hallucinations, delirium, exhaustion and eventually death.
Bg7kL TIL that the lightning we see is caused by the electricity heating the air to 30,000°C (54,000°F) and turning it into plasma briefly. The sound of thunder is also caused by the transformation of air to plasma, which makes the air expand incredibly quickly.
neXkW TIL: Jake Adelstein, a Jewish-American reporter who investigated the Japanese crime world for over a decade, convinced some of his underworld allies and former yakuza bosses to play Yakuza 3, a video game where you play as a former member of the yakuza. The former bosses ended up loving the game.
6EQ9m TIL Plants can “hear” the sound of running water through pipes in the ground—they will actually grow towards the pipe, eventually bursting through it.
BrnVd TIL at the UK State Opening of Parliament, Yeomen of the Guards (Queen's Bodyguards) still check underneath the House of Lords for traces of Gunpowder. It is a tradition that dates back to Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Once they get the all clear they have a ceremonial glass of whiskey