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TIL people suffering depression tend to literally dream less.

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W7Bk4 TIL from around the 12th Century until about 200 years ago, sticks, called tally sticks, were used to record large financial transactions. This is the origin of the word “stock” (as in trading stocks) and lead to the burning down of the Palace of Westminster in 1834.
XEnNr TIL about a Hungarian soldier named Paul Kern who stayed awake for 40 years after being shot in the head during World War I. Doctors encountering his condition were always skeptical, but Kern traveled far and wide, allowing anyone who wanted to examine him to do so. He died in 1955.
mZBx TIL that ~80% of Black American women are overweight and ~54% are obese.
QkVa TIL That the MPAA threatened to bump ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry’ from PG-13 to R if they showed the two male leads kissing.
GwX5 TIL when the London Eye (sponsored by British Airways) had technical issues erecting it in place. Richard Branson & Virgin sent over a blimp with ‘BA can’t get it up"