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TIL half of your brain stands guard when you sleep in a new place for the first time.

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Y7BGd TIL Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton was taller than Michael Jordan.
4k1M5 TIL that the original iPhone that Steve Jobs presented on stage in January 9, 2007 was a buggy, barely functioning prototype and that the device was finalised just weeks before retail release.
9Kmr TIL White asparagus is the same as green asparagus except that it’s kept buried when growing so no photosynthesis occurs
v1aEB TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the longest running theatrical release in film history. It has been in a limited release for 4 decades as 20th Century Fox has never pulled it from its original 1975 release, and it continues to play in theaters today.
PYMbL TIL one of the last types of steam locomotive was maintained while the boiler was still in steam, by men in asbestos clothes entering the 220°F firebox and repairing the engine, while it was still under pressure. This was done to reduce downtime and allow a 6-day-a-week schedule.