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TIL there is something called ACHOO syndrome, which is a condition that causes sneezing, including when you step into bright light

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GAvj7 TIL coffee beans are actually seeds from a fruit called the 'Coffee Cherry'.
jMVQ TIL that Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.
EVVV TIL that the EPA used to chase commercial jets down the runway with a heavily modified Plymouth originally meant for NASCAR competition. The car stayed in the jet wash the entire time. At $25,000, they determined this to be the cheapest way of collecting emissions data for airliners
Y7dVG TIL sports announcer Howard Cosell was once in a limo with co-broadcaster Al Michaels when they stopped at a street light and saw some teens fighting. Cosell got out of the car and started commentating on the fight. The teens looked at him awestruck, stopped fighting, and asked for his autograph
QeLE TIL that since 2000, the license plates of the District of Columbia (whose residents pay taxes to the federal government, but do not elect representatives or senators to congress) have featured the slogan “Taxation Without Representation”.