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TIL about Pokémon's Porygon episode which featured a series of rapidly alternating red and blue frames that provoked epileptic seizures in hundreds of children (685 viewers – 310 boys and 375 girls). As a result of the incident, the Pokémon anime went into a four-month hiatus.

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x6QgB TIL that Shipworms, a marine mollusk or "termites of the sea", may have changed the history of the world by helping the British defeat the Spanish Armada by eating away at their formidable 130-ship fleet. They also inspired the design of modern tunnel boring machines by how they eat wood head first.
GAg6G TIL about Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) or Tooth-in-Eye Surgery. Pioneered in the 1960s, where surgeons would put a tooth in a blind person's eye and it can restore sight. It still happens to this day
EgxmV TIL that Uruguay celebrates a "Nostalgia Night" every 24th of August, where people, old and young, party to old hits, the day before Independence Day. It is an official celebration recognized by the Ministry of Tourism.
yVnpJ TIL: Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS). A condition that can occur after nasal surgery when nerves are damaged. This can cause a constant feeling of suffocation, even with normal airflow. People with ENS often suffer from severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, describing it as debilitating
1L54 TIL that Apollo 12 astronaut Alan L Bean accidentally destroyed the mission’s TV camera by pointing it at the sun, left several rolls of exposed film on the moon by mistake, and was hit on the head by a 16mm film camera when the crew splashed down on Earth.