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TIL that not everyone hears inside themselves. The condition of loudly hearing your own breathing, voice, and bodily functions is called Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.

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QbX TIL that a janitor who worked at Goldman Sachs worked his way up the corporate ladder to eventually become the CEO
4XAbN TIL of Anthony Mascarenhas, a Pakistani journalist who dared to write the truth about the atrocities committed by Pakistan in Bangladesh in 1971. He flew to UK to ‘visit a sick sister’ and agreed to get it run in the Sunday Times. The story ran the day after he snuck his family out of Pakistan.
pNob TIL: In 1631, almost all the copies of King James Bible were recalled and burnt due to a minor typo. The Seventh Commandent stated, “Thou shalt commit adultery”. It was called the ‘Wicked Bible’ or the 'Sinners’ Bible’.
mxJp TIL NASA chose Cape Canaveral as their launch site because it has a higher linear velocity than other sites in the US.
R5LpQ TIL The Dark Side of the Rainbow is the pairing of the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon with the film The Wizard of Oz. This produces numerous moments of apparent synchronicity where the film and the album appear to correspond. Members of Pink Floyd denied any intent to connect them.