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TIL that people spend about 6 years of a typical lifetime dreaming. We also cannot dream and snore at the same time.

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kJWD7 TIL that Ian Fleming, the author who created the character of James Bond named the first ever Bond girl, Vesper Lynd of Casino Royale, after a cocktail. The drink was a mix of frozen rum, fruit and herbs that Ian had stumbled across in Jamaica.
QK7k TIL that until 2011, anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia was just considered foodstuff.
epEjL TIL Before Washington, DC became the capital of the US, George Washington and John Adams lived in the President's House in Philadelphia during their presidencies. Due to confusion over its location, it was accidentally demolished in 1951. A public toilet was built over the site it once stood.
On84 TIL A teenager invented a quick-release ratchet and offered the patent to Sears. Sears told him the patent was valueless and gave him $10,000, then went on to make $44 million selling the ratchets.
j6VVR TIL that priest Father Damien worked in Hawaii for 16 years, providing comfort to the lepers. He built homes and he treated lepers with his medical expertise. He prayed and comforted the dying. He later contracted leprosy but continued to give to the people and helped improve an orphanage.