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TIL lack of sleep causes frequent urination due to increased sodium in the urine, particularly in men, per the National Library of Medicine article.

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loaE7 TIL that the inventor of the AR-15 also invented a new round for it. He also never intended it for civilian use.
9YRmQ TIL in the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia in the 16th-18th centuries, the living standard and per-capita income were higher than in Britain (the highest in Europe); the price of grain was far lower than in Britain; and in 1600, 15% lived in urban areas - in Britain in 1700 it was only 13%
GY5o1 TIL Serial conman, Derek Alldred, created fake lives in order to deplete women of their savings. Derek scammed a dozen women out of $1 million dollars, until his victims united to help cops charge him with 2 counts of identity theft and one count of mail fraud, a penalty of 24 years in prison.
9GZD TIL that John Paul Jones, “Father of the American Navy,” shipped aboard a slaver early in his life, killed a crewman over a wage dispute, and that Jones was a fake last name to throw off the law afterwards!
rQWy TIL handshakes were originally meant to make sure the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. Clasping hands proved it was empty, and shaking was meant to dislodge anything that was being hidden inside the sleeve.