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TIL we can't make up for a sleep deficit by sleeping longer another day

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4XMga TIL synthetic shampoos weren't invented until the 1930s, with frequent/daily shampooing only becoming the norm in the 1970s and 1980s.
Eg8Do TIL about Flying Primate Theory. Due to the unique neurological pathways leading from the eyes to the brain, some scientists believe that flying fox bats are more closely related to primates
wLX1 TIL A 9 year old pledge to donate money oh her birthday instead of receiving presents. She didn’t reach her goal. A year later she passed away and her story made people donate $1.2 million which helped change the lives of over 60,000 people in Ethiopia.
awNM TIL that Royal Navy Able Seacat, Simon (a real cat), was awarded medals for raising morale and killing rats aboard a navy ship
WkZMX TIL an illegal number is a number that represents information which is illegal to possess, utter, propagate, or otherwise transmit in some legal jurisdiction