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TIL about Micturition Syncope (fainting while you pee)

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WObo TIL that Katherine Switzer was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon in 1967 despite race organizers physically trying to stop her during the race
XgGE TIL that Tim Allen almost got a life sentence for dealing coke, but got off after snitching on nearly two dozen other dealers.
e0Qyn TIL that Turtle Island is a name for North America used by some Indigenous and First Nations people and by some Indigenous rights activists, based on the Iroquois belief that the earth is supported on the back of a gigantic turtle called Hah-nu-nah
jNN4j TIL Sally Ride had a female partner for more than 25 years, making her the first known LGBT astronaut.
4Xbb5 TIL that’s the pilot of Gilligan’s Island was filmed on the day of JFK’s assassination. Even after hearing this news, they continued filming and when they shot the Minnow’s departure scene, all the flags were at halfmast