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TIL That we've been accidentally finding ancient cheese all across the globe

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E1r1X [TIL] Losing an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 24% increase of heart attacks whereas gaining an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 21% reduction of heart attacks.
BmNd TIL that three government research institutes spent several years and millions of dollars creating a version of kimchi that could safely (and without disgusting other astronauts) be sent into space with South Korea’s first astronaut, Ko San: space kimchi.
R5KP8 TIL There are more stars than grains of sand on all the beaches but there are more molecules than that in 10 drops of water
4kJaJ TIL that “sleeping on a problem” really works — studies show that during sleep, the brain reorganizes memories and clears irrelevant details, which can lead to sudden insights or better problem-solving the next day.
4kabX TIL of ‘The Terminal Man’ who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years.