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TIL that “in darkness most people eventually adjust to a 48-hour cycle: 36 hour of activity followed by 12 hours of sleep. The reasons are still unclear.”

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5YP89 TIL Casey Anthony had “fool-proof suffocation methods” in her Firefox search history from the day before her daughter died. Police overlooked this evidence, because they only checked the history in Internet Explorer.
9l46 TIL that slaves and serfs made up around three-quarters of the world’s population at the beginning of the 19th century.
N7PJN TIL that during WWII, the US Navy discharged gay sailors at Treasure Island in San Francisco. This helped make SF both a refuge and a major travel destination for gay men.
Wg9 TIL: That atheists buried in the Arlington National Cemetery get an atom on their headstone instead of a cross.
oBVpW TIL that in WWI a carrier pigeon was shot, blinded, and had her leg blown off but was still able to deliver her message - saving the lives of 194 soldiers