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TIL that people who are depressed can dream 3 times more than the people who are not depressed.

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yQwQp TIL some people suffer a "weekend migraine" or "let-down headache" on weekends (or other break from a 9-to-5 weekday job) due to a decrease in stress.
mYvx TIL that girls who grow up with a stepfather begin menstruating about 1 year earlier than those who grow up with their biological father
gMAx9 TIL that the final words of President Antonio José de Sucre were: “F*ck, a bullet wound!” He’d been shot while riding in a jungle in Colombia. He was said to have been an educated gentleman who had never cursed until that day.
9YMvQ TIL zip ties are color-coded to show their intended use. Black zip ties are resistant to UV radiation and made for outdoor use, blue zip ties are metal-detectable and used in the food industry, red zip ties have high resistance and are used in electronics, and white zip ties are general indoor use.
yVlre TIL that in 1976, a man named Robert E. Casey was elected Treasurer of Pennsylvania because voters thought he was outgoing Auditor General and future Governor of Pennsylvania Robert P. Casey. He ran for re-election in 1980, but lost to his opponent R. Budd Dwyer.