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TIL you can donate rice to impoverished people just by answering questions – and learn in the process. More people should do this…

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9mJB TIL that, in the NHL, if a team’s starting and backup goalie are injured during a game, rule 5.3 allows almost anybody to suit up in net as a replacement (including from the crowd). Examples have included a team video producer and an embroidery shop owner (who dressed but did not play).
x6o1g TIL 'Bogdan' (car wash owner from Breaking Bad) is an actual scientist in real life, having a Ph.D in Chemistry, and at one point he served in the Office of Nuclear Energy in the United States. At first his kids wanted ot be extras in Breaking Bad, but the producers 'liked his look', so cast him.
VaxB TIL there is only one instance in history that a submarine managed to intentionally sunk another submerged submarine in combat.
dDNOK TIL in 1991, 60 minutes suggested red wine was the reason for the 'French Paradox' (the French had lower rates of heart disease than Americans despite both having high-fat diets). The day after it aired, all US airlines ran out of red wine & over the next month, red wine sales in the US spiked 44%.
Ooy4X TIL that if you wake up during REM sleep, your chance to remember your dream is 80-90%, while it is less than 50% if you wake up during other sleep stages