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TIL Cats sleep 70% of their lifetime. we humans only sleep 30%

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xVlVD TIL that in Māori mythology Māui tried to bring immortality to humanity, but was killed in the attempt by the goddess of death's obsidian vagina teeth.
Z88dY TIL there is no law against public photography in Canada; no one can ever be arrested for the simple act of making a picture or film, unless other laws are being broken in the process. Police on duty also have no reasonable expectation of privacy
9YVlG TIL: The Dutch government provides free heroin to addicts. These are provided in certified clinics. This helps to bring down cases of overdose. It has improved the life of patients and helped bring down the usage of heroin over time.
WEyY TIL Spartan marriage involved a custom of capturing a woman, shaving her head, and dressing her in a man’s clothing. Then the groom/capturer would secretly visit her, and finally sleep with her. All Spartans were required to marry at age 30.
DQpLJ TIL that Thomas Harris, best known for creating the character of Hannibal Lecter, has only written six novels in a span of 48 years. Stephen King has said that for Harris, "the very act of writing is a kind of torment.”