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TIL it takes four days of good sleep to fully recover from just 1 hour of needed sleep lost

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4xVb TIL conversations in Japanese often involve a ‘yes’ that is meaningless and a pause that means 'no’
OoQAX TIL of recently discovered photos that showed Japanese military using Sikh POW (fighting under the British Empire) as target practice after the fall of Singapore during World War II.
oRVJo TIL in 1983 Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield threw a ball at a seagull while warming up between innings, killing it. Afterward he was charged with cruelty to animals. Manager Billy Martin, "It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man all season."
9w60m TIL the average American uses 71lbs of ketchup in a year.
VBJL4 TIL that in 2002, under Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq reputedly held an election. Official Iraqi statistics said all 11.4 million registered voters voted to re-elect Saddam, with 0 voting for other candidates and 0 abstaining.