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TIL that falling asleep during summer or in hot environments is harder because our body temperature lowers 1 to 2 degrees when we sleep. An optimal room temperature for falling asleep is around 18.3°C or 65°F.

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ANw54 TIL the naming of Haumea, the first dwarf planet since Pluto, was held up for years due to a dispute over who should be credited with its discovery. Michael Brown first noticed the planet but Jose Luis Ortiz first announced it. Brown accused Ortiz of fraud while Ortiz accused Brown of manipulation.
gMZ1L TIL that the Dancing Plant (Codariocalyx motorius) will move its leaves when subjected to loud music, but we do not know exactly how and why it does this.
wANP TIL A five-year review of dog-bite injuries from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, published in 2009 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found that almost 51 percent of the attacks were from pit bulls
9YnLB TIL that Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien formed a secret society with his friends that idolized tea-drinking
nWogr TIL In 2021, a US drone strike mistakenly targeted a man delivering water for a California-based nonprofit