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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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LkYQQ TIL Shenzhou 11 was China's sixth crewed space mission, and its longest to date, at 33 days. Commander Jing celebrated his 50th birthday while in orbit
Or5X TIL Saddam Hussein’s son owned an actual iron maiden and used it against people he didn’t like.
4pmJ TIL While US army officer Braxton Bragg held both the job as the company commander and the post quartermaster, he made a request as commander to the quartermaster and when he received the request as quartermaster, he denied it. He continued to argue back and forth with himself through letters.
rNYWM TIL the Moche civilization of Peru developed a batteryless electroplating technique during the first few centuries AD to deposit a thin layer of gold over copper
dOWj TIL an estimated 90% of silent films are completely lost.