Post * yQjOJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that about 1 in 5 people suffer from photic sneeze reflex. A genetic condition that causes them to sneeze when exposed to a bright light, like the sun.

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PYvkG TIL that the Indonesian Army nearly conducted an amphibious landing in Somalia in order to free the crew of an Indonesian cargo ship captured by pirates. The plan was never executed because the pirates were all killed by Indonesian Special Forces and the hostages freed before they made it to shore.

5YPvB TIL in the mandrill species, if a beta male wins a fight, then it gradually transforms into an alpha male - gaining larger testicles, more colorful skin, and the ability to produce offspring with females. If an alpha male loses a fight, then the reverse happens.

xV5L5 TIL that lung cancer risk after quitting smoking remains elevated for decades and stays more than threefold higher than never smokers after 25 years of quitting smoking.

9wr5M TIL Hitler barely escaped an assasination attempt by 13 minutes, planned by Georg Elser (Bürgerbräukeller Bombing)

QNJEe TIL - Toyota was caught cheating in the '95 World Rally Championship. Engineers developed a mechanism to temporarily remove the mandated turbo restrictor plate and give their Celica an extra 50 BHP.