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Til: that the word meander comes from the name of a river in Turkey.

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QJpla TIL In 1998, Sergey Kiriyenko became the youngest Prime Minister of Russia, at the age of 35 years
E1oZo TIL that the optimal nap time is 7-8 hours after wake up time (early / mid-afternoon depending on when you wake up), for 20-45 min (to prevent sleep onset issues). Longer naps should be taken earlier in the day if you are trying to catch up on sleep debt.
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ea1L TIL that although “bitter” has over 40 different receptors on the human tongue, “sweet” only has one. Being able to detect a greater range of “bitter” is evolutionarily advantageous because bitter usually signifies potential toxin.
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