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TIL: Singerie is an art movement from the Baroque period prominently featuring anthropomorphic monkeys performing human tasks

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VM8wk TIL of Sleep Paralysis, where your body temporarily paralyses itself so that you're unable to move or speak during a lucid dream. It's possible to wake up while still being paralyzed, resulting in hallucination - seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that isn't actually present
P7PE TIL Illusionist David Copperfield was robbed at gunpoint and used sleight-of-hand to hide his wallet, passport, and cell phone.
R5el TIL that actor Christopher Hart has played a disembodied hand in every show or movie he’s ever been in
M0YA TIL Blue Moon beer is made by MillerCoors, but Miller Coors doesn’t seem to want anyone to know that
18Nd TIL one whale carcass can support other forms of life for 50 to 75 years, which is comparable to the lifespan of the whale itself.