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TIL that numbness (and sometimes temporary paralysis) caused from falling asleep on your arm is a result of nerve compression and not loss of blood flow to the limb.

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N7Qw1 TIL about Alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) where a body is heated in a mix of water and potassium hydroxide down to its chemical components, which are then disposed of through the sewer, or as a fertilizer. This method takes 1/4 of the energy of heat cremation with less resulting pollutants.
V6kZ TIL A man driving a Tesla Model S walked away from an accident after becoming airborne at 110mph and crashing through an electric fence, an 8 foot tall concrete wall, and then hitting a tree.
eObE TIL: 59 years ago Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. But 59 years and 9 months ago Claudette Colvin did the same thing, but the black community leaders didn’t publicize it because she was an unwed pregnant teen and didn’t want her to be the face of the cause.
jNPKp TIL 200 Ugandan women who earned $1.20 a day breaking rocks into gravel, donated over $900 to U.S. victims of Hurricane Katrina
Gj51 TIL that lie detectors aren’t reliable, and the creator of the polygraph himself called the machine a “Frankenstein’s Monster” due to law enforcements use of it.