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TIL that animals re-evaluate what they experienced during the day in their sleep and thereby secure knowledge, meaning they have dreams as complex as a human's.

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loJ87 TIL That even though the city of St. Louis lost its NFL team, the city is still paying off the debt from the construction of the stadium.
Me9WA TIL that famous computer hacker Kevin Mitnick only wound up in jail originally because a "friend" was pissed that Mitnick beat him at a $150 bet. | After being bested, Mitnick's then-friend was so angry about losing that he called the FBI and blew Mitnick in.
b9AMN TIL that Julia Child used to work for the OSS - the predecessor to the CIA - during WWII. She was part of a team that worked on creating a shark repellent that would coat explosives aimed at German U-Boats.
QJNbM TIL the first Indian Reservation in what would become the US was established in 1758, predating the birth of the United States by nearly 2 decades
4knW5 TIL classic camera film and all photos printed on film aren't vegan.