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TIL that before alarm clocks were invented, people would drink tons of water before they went to bed so that their over-full bladder would wake them up around the time they needed to be up

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groW TIL 20 crew and passengers died in a plane crash when a crocodile, being smuggled by one of the passengers in a sports bag, freed itself and panicked the passengers who all ran towards the flightdeck. The Filair L-410 Turbolet unbalanced and crashed. The crocodile survived.
AjZd TIL there is no December 30, 2011 in the history of the Pacific Ocean islands of Samoa and Tokelau as the day was skipped when these islands moved their time zone from the last time zone east of the international date line to the first west of the date line
N7pP1 TIL about Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BC), who built the Persian empire (c. 550–330 BC) by respecting the people he conquered, putting an end to slavery in all his territory, and allowing all people (including Jews) to worship their own gods.
aXGL TIL Charlize Theron’s mother killed her alcoholic father when she was 15, after he threatened to attack them. It was ruled self-defense and no charges were faced.
OGee7 TIL Luke Skywalker’s surname was originally “Starkiller” when Star Wars began filming. Hamill used this name in one scene but his mouth was obscured by a stormtrooper helmet and it was later dubbed over. Lucas changed the name because of “unpleasant connotations” with Charles Manson.