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TIL that after a lifeguard put her head under water and opened her eyes while wearing contact lenses, an amoeba called acanthamoeba keratitis damaged one of her corneas and she went blind in one eye.

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jN1Wv TIL when Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword from iron and meteorites just for the occasion
epnkJ TIL Sophie, a pet Australian cattle dog, fell from a boat in choppy waters off the coast of Queensland and swam 5 nautical miles to St. Bees Island. She lived off the land for 5 months until she was captured by rangers who believed she was a wild dog and subsequently reunited with her family.
7jnx TIL the pirate Hayreddin “Red beard” Barbarossa (1478-1546) was exiled from so many countries that he ended up starting his own country (Regency of Algiers) with the blessing of The Ottoman Empire which became present day Algeria, Tunisia and parts of Morocco.
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0ddaM TIL that cigars have beetle larvae. Under the right temperature and humidity, they can hatch and infest whole cigar boxes.