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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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b680a TIL about “ telephoning for catfish” Southern fishers in the 1950s jury-rigged components of old crank-style telephones to send an electric current through the water and stun fish, and it only works on fish with no scales, like catfish.
M7yZ0 TIL that "Yobai" is a Japanese cultural practice traditionally associated with rural areas, where young men discreetly visit the homes of unmarried women at night to engage in romantic encounters or courtship, often involving stealthy approaches and whispered conversations.
AdpB TIL: An Italian artist wanted to hitch-hike to the Middle East to show that she could put her trust in the kindness of local people. She was found murdered in Turkey.
5VVKn TIL the color orange was named after the fruit orange, and not vice versa. Prior to its naming, it was referred to as yellow-red (ġeolurēad).
BrBGe TIL that in World War II, the German troops used a tool that made their Sturmgewehr shoot curved bullets, called the Krummlauf. They came in angles of 30,45,60, and even 90, with 45 succeeding in numbers the most due to the bullets exploding out of the Krummlauf in the other angles.