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TIL people suffering depression tend to literally dream less.

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VMPmk TIL In WW II, German submarines used the lights from US coastal cities to see US shipments. Coastal cities refused to limit lighting as was done in Europe due to tourism, and as a result much shipping was destroyed.
GlXg TIL In 1979 a scholar in Semitic languages from the University of Manchester published a book claiming that the word “Jesus” in the bible has been misinterpreted and that it is really a code for a certain species of hallucinogenic mushroom
nWK4G TIL that Nickelodeon was a slang term for early movie theaters in the early 1900s. It comes from Odeion meaning theater in Greek and they cost a Nickel to get in.
rXmw TIL that America donates the most per capita to charity than any other country.
0d7mR TIL that pursuant to Section 189 of the German Criminal Code, defaming the dead can lead to a prison sentence of up to two years.