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TIL that scientists can read dreams using brain scans.

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9Y80r TIL that Norway has the won the most gold medals in winter Olympic history and is the only nation to have at least 100 medals of each gold, silver, and bronze
XEx18 TIL that the Oxford Junior Dictionary removed around 50 words that have to do with the natural world, in order to replace them with more "modern" words for today's tech-savvy children. Some of the removed words include acorn, dandelion, heron, newt, and otter.
mxZpM TIL when Prince Philip retired from public duty in 2017, he had performed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. This means that he had worked almost every single day for 65 years. This does not include other engagements where the whole Royal Family was expected to work e.g. diplomatic dinners.
9YbXX TIL that German expertise was critical for Saddam Hussein's development of chemical weapons. For a decade Germans built facilities, factories, and sold 1,027 ton of precursors for mustard gas and sarin. 52% of Iraqi CW equipment had German origin and equated to 150 ton mustard gas and 60 ton Tabun.
EGOW TIL The keys to the holiest site in Christianity are held by a Muslim family that opens the church every morning. This was meant to keep the peace between the religions and has been in place since 1187 ce.