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TIL Scientists cut the nerve pathways that disable the body during REM sleep in cats to see them act out their dreams

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loAJV TIL Of Rainbow Valley, a region of Mount Everest ironically named after the rainbow of parkas worn by the corpses of failed climbers unable to be retrieved
Brmd TIL Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.
4kWjX TIL English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - hailed as one of the finest brains since Da Vinci - was extremely reclusive. A self-described “claustrophiliac,” he planted 250+ trees around his house to deter visitors. He only met friends once or twice per year, and would accept only one at a time
oD7 TIL in some Philippine tribes such as the Agta, a young man who reaches puberty is taught how to masturbate by an older man. The young man then masturbates at a ceremony in front of other people.
nexxB TIL, the U.S is considered by many military experts to be entirely un-invadable due to country's large size, infrastructure, diverse geography and climate