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TIL you can't sneeze when you're sleeping

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Rk0w TIL in the 1500’s, it was believed there had to be a continent on the bottom of the Earth to “balance things out.” It turns out that was true, and that continent was Antarctica.
9EWp TIL South Korea, despite having completed the transistion to digital broadcast (ATSC) in 2012, still maintains analogue broadcast near its borders for North Koreans watching South Korean TV in secret.
rNAex TIL the first 5-10 minutes of sleep are so light that if you wake someone up in that stage they will deny they were asleep.
awloZ TIL about Chocolate Blooms. When your chocolate is covered in white/grey powder, it means it has either had a Sugar Bloom or Fat Bloom. And it's still safe to eat! But means the chocolate has been stored incorrectly.
LnoV TIL Harry Markopolos, the man who figured out Madoff’s scheme before anyone else. He send information about the scheme to the Securities and Exchange Commission 5 times (in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008) before being taken seriously.