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TIL That sleeping under a weighted blanket can help reduce insomnia and anxiety

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m1w6R TIL Why the Can Opener Wasn’t Invented Until Almost 50 Years After the Can
neAgB TIL that the reason why there are virtually only two words for "tea" around the world ("tea" and "cha") is related to how tee is transported to the corners of the world: areas where tea is traded on land calls it "cha", where it is shipped by sea calls it "tea".
rRaDd TIL that the scientific name for the Plains Bison is literally "Bison Bison Bison"
WVxN TIl- there was a 18 year old girl who, asked 911 if she could shoot an intruder, then shot him dead while on the phone.
1YyD TIL that there’s a cult in the small island nation of Vanuatu, called that Prince Phillip Movement, that believes that Prince Phillip is a divine being. He once sent a signed picture of himself to them and they sent him a pig killing club.