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TIL that people used to split their sleep into two segments, waking up at for around 2 hours at around midnight to do chores, talk, have sex, etc.

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BrnlL TIL that radio announcers (Canada) don’t choose the music that is played in between their ‘chats’ on air. That is done by the music director. I always blamed the DJ.
wLwxJ TIL NBA player Shaquille O’Neal requested to be (and now is) the spokesperson for The General car insurance because he was a customer while in College and remains a customer to this day
7EKr TIL that after 12 hours of continuous pain, a woman with no medical training successfully performed a C-section on herself with a kitchen knife and three glasses of hard liquor.
ne9x7 TIL that the murder of Billy Batts in the movie "Goodfellas" is based on the killing of William Bentvena, with the only significant difference being he was killed two days after the shoe shine insult.
GAAG7 Til that Pliny the Elder, author of the encyclopedia considered to be scientific authority from Roman times through the middle ages, suggested fresh breath be obtained by rubbing the teeth with burned mouse dung and honey.