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TIL about the Loa Loa or eye worm due to worms occasionally migrating into the eye causing discomfort and anxiety

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N7DZM TIL of Joseph Blankson, a Nigerian Contractor who died while saving 13 victims of a boat accident. Blankson swam in and out of a river 13 times to rescue the passengers. Suffering from exhaustion, he drowned on the 14th rescue attempt. He was the only fatality in the accident.
QNXB6 TIL the Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men cover themselves in olive oil and then wrestle. It is also allowed to slip your hand into other wrestler shorts.
M7BR8 TIL that in early 20th century America, ice-sitting challenges were all the rage. In 1900, Benton Harbor included an ice-sitting event in its July Fourth celebration. In 1926, three men sat on a block of ice for 30 minutes each to win a $30 prize at a community picnic in Ohio.
v1kaL TIL Colorado was once home to giant redwood trees.
ABGn TIL there is a new type of snail recently discovered named after Steve Irwin named Crikey Irwiny