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TIL that people who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to have bigger appetites due to the fact that their leptin levels (leptin is an appetite-regulating hormone) fall, promoting appetite increase.

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v07D TIL the American Red Cross rejected a $1 million dollar donation from the Dixie Chicks in 2003 due to their opposition to the Iraq War
Wk8Yd TIL a new kind of artificial cornea successfully restored sight in a 78-year-old man. The surgery uses a lens which can more easily replace damaged tissue in a simpler surgery. Immediately after the surgery, the patient was able to recognize family members and read numbers on an eye chart.
78g9X TIL the Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series of all-time with 600 million copies sold globally between the seven books.
WkbDo TIL that in 2013, an HIV-positive Colombian man was infected with cancer cells from his tapeworm
GyKE TIL Many Employees at Disney World in Orlando, Florida are Homeless