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TIL A Harvard study of 23,681 Greeks found that regular 30-min siestas (≥3x/week) cut heart disease deaths by 37% over 6 years. Working men saw a 64% reduction. Occasional nappers had a 12% lower risk. Naps may reduce stress, benefiting heart health.

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WWJY TIL Finland is the first nation in the world to experiment with autonomous vehicles in urban conditions. That is because the country’s book of law doesn’t oblige the driver to be inside the vehicle.
PYDKV TIL rock paper scissors is a game that goes back 2000 years to ancient Han China. The game spread throughout Asia with various characters, often animals, replacing the desk supplies we know today. In a version, a village chief is beaten by a fox, who is beaten by a hunter, who is beaten by the chief
VMO7k TIL that scientists developed a plan to boost Egypt's hydroelectric capacity by using 200+ atom bombs to carve a canal between the Qattara Depression and the Mediterranean to create a vast inland sea. The proposal was rejected
4xL5 TIL that It was rumored that the Apple Inc. logo had a bite taken from it to represent the poison apple that computer scientist and mathematician, Alan Turing, allegedly laced with cyanide to kill himself with. The designer has said, it wasn’t, but “It’s a wonderful urban legend.”
X6Ar TIL That the show Australia’s naughtiest home video show has the record for the quickest cancelation at 23 minutes. The owner of the network was quoted as saying “Get this s*** off the air”