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TIL After a heart attack, the body increases sleep time in order to limit heart inflammation and damage

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1aYP TIL a feral child abandoned by her parents at the age of 3, was raised by dogs until the age of 8, acquired extremely acute senses of hearing, smell, and sight.
nZJW TIL when a Pacific tribe watched the US military perform drills to prepare for supply planes, the tribe believed it to be a religious ritual and built their own runways, coconut headphones, wooden radio towers, and marched around like the soldiers, in hopes of having a plane drop supplies off.
BrLVb TIL that Tom and Jerry has won Seven Oscars.
b6B9 TIL that Freddie Mercury stopped doing a skit at Queen concerts [where he would appear on the shoulders of Darth Vader] because George Lucas threatened legal action against the band.
4lWN TIL that the woman who invented chocolate chip cookies sold the idea to Nestlé in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate