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TIL before the 1800s, people had “first” and “second sleep”. They would sleep 3-4 hours, wake up for 2-3 hours to do some type of activity, then go back to sleep until morning.

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69M0l TIL that from 1867 to 1974, various cities in the United States had laws prohibiting people deemed "unsightly" from being seen in public, retroactively being named "ugly laws".
pYEpb TIL that in the 1980s, A&W launched their third-pounder burger to compete with the quarter-pounder. Confused about low sales, they conducted a study and found that around half the participants thought a third was smaller than a quarter. The burger was rebranded to the "papa burger."
6EPZQ TIL penguins are not heavy enough to set off landmines. Because of this there is a huge nature preserve on the Falkland islands, with 1 million penguins and 5 types of penguins.
DQOZg TIL Sir Ridley Scott was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for his contributions to British cinema and, in 2024, was appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III, the highest rank of knighthood.
gjL8 TIL despite the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine still gets 47% of its electricity from nuclear energy, compared to United States’ 19%.