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TIL Achoo Syndrome is characterized by uncontrollable sneezing after sudden exposure to bright light such as the sun.

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p8nLb TIL When Michael Collins remained in the lunar module, he was in Orbit on the "other" side of the moon. He was cut off from all radio contact, the most alone any human has ever been.
egrk TIL the State of Mississippi borrowed $7 million from creditors in England to issue bonds for the creation of two state-owned banks, and rather than repay the debt, Mississippi amended its constitution to prohibit repayment in its entirety.
wLGMJ TIL the Appalachian Trail was originally designed in 1921 by Benton Mackaye as a way to transform what he saw as the rapid decay of American life, and was intended to be a transformative redevelopment project to help allay the dysfunctions of modern society.
NXj8b TIL about Ans van Dijk, a Dutch Jewish woman who collaborated with the Nazis and whose actions are believed to have caused the deaths of 84 to 700 people.
6E5gY TIL in December 1999 a schizophrenic man broke into George Harrison’s home and stabbed him over 40 times. His wife incapacitated the man and George was hospitalized. His official statement following the attack was “He wasn't a burglar, and he certainly wasn't auditioning for the Traveling Wilburys.”