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TIL We spend up to 47 percent of our waking lives letting our minds wander.

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e5rk TIL that during WWI, Harry Houdini threw himself into the war effort, selling war bonds and teaching American soldiers how to free themselves from German handcuffs.
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kOxQE TIL that Dock Ellis threw a no hitter while on LSD
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