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TIL US Submariners have an 18 hour ‘day’. 6 hours of work, 6 hours of rest and chores, and 6 hours of sleep.

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0wORj TIL the "Chameleon Effect" is how people subconsciously copy other people. This mainly includes accents, facial mannerisms, and vocal inflections. People who can hear and separate musical notes are more susceptible to the Chameleon Effect, they also come across as more empathetic or nice to others.
5YoXQ TIL Puritans married for love and did not have arranged marriages
9YMPp TIL: Over the next 20 years, a new pilot will need to be trained and ready to fly a commercial airliner every 15 minutes in order to meet demand.
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