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TIL that there is a condition called fatal insomnia where people one day can no longer fall asleep, and eventually die due to this lack of sleep.

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XEB9Q TIL that putting a wire clothes hanger onto your head instinctively makes you turn your head for some reason. This phenomenon is known as the “hanger reflex”. Try it for yourself, it worked for me.
QJjMe TIL that Tribeca is one of a number of neighborhoods in New York City whose names are syllabic abbreviations, including SoHo (South of Houston Street), Nolita (North of Little Italy), NoMad (North Madison Square) and BoCoCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens)
oBvKW TIL: Rick Moranis stopped acting in 1997, after this wife died from breast cancer, so he could raise raise his children.
69QOX TIL a Fata Morgana is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon
JYKQ4 TIL there are trees in Florida that are so deadly that even standing under it in the rain is enough to cause blistering if the skin is wetted by raindrops containing any sap. Additionally, if one of these deadly trees is burned, the resulting smoke can cause blindness if it reaches a person’s eyes.