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Smelling your partner's unwashed, dirty shirt could improve your sleep, according to a study.

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nev1r TIL that during the Blitz people tried to carry on working as usual and shops which had their windows blown out often put up humorous signs such as "We are still open - more open than usual".
ADK54 TIL over 7,000 accidental plane crashes happened on American soil during WW2, killing over 15,000 people.
R7ey8 TIL that Russia, using earthworks and cultivation techniques (and with little glass), pioneered growing citrus trees, known for incredible frost sensitivity, in temperatures down to -30C / -22F. Annual national production of citrus reached almost half a billion pounds in 1950.
O4ZR TIL that George Lucas was the original owner of Pixar, but after hitting financial troubles from his divorce, sold the company to Steve Jobs for 5 million U.S. dollars.
jJyE TIL There’s an alternate ending to The Lion King, where Scar defeats Simba by throwing him off Pride Rock to his apparent death. A fire then consumes Scar who stands there, laughing manically, while he burns to death. It was deemed “too dark” for a Disney film.