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TIL of UVB-76 a secret Russian radio signal that’s been broadcasting since the 80s. It suddenly stopped today…

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BgVDW TIL: Short Sleeper Syndrome is a gene mutation discovered by the University of Pittsburgh in 2014. They can function normally with less than 6 hours of sleep and never need to "recover" from lack of sleep as opposed to people who purposefully limit sleep. The mutation was given to mice and worked.
XQyR TIL: Nostrils split their workload, taking it in turns to take in the lion’s share of air, automatically switching every few hours. It’s called the ‘nasal cycle’ and is why one nostril often feels stuffier than the other.
BylK TIL until 1990, homosexuals were banned from immigrating to the United States.
BgQ5k TIL that by 1965, boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson became broke, having spent all of the $4 million he made during his career. When honored with a huge trophy after his final fight, he was so poor that there was not a piece of furniture in his apartment that was strong enough to support it.
gQr8 TIL Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone, in most versions of lore are considered separate swords.