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TIL Sleep deprivation has the same effects on your brain as alcohol.

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mm6v TIL that using the word “literally” as “an intensifier for statements that are not literally true” is actually considered correct. The usage dates back to the 18th century, and can be found in writing by the likes of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain.
woVRE TIL: Our poop is brown because of 3 things- bilirubin, bile and the colour of the foods we eat.
VD50 TIL that an Alabama bloodhound joined a half marathon after her owner let her out to go pee. She ran the entire 13.1 miles and finished 7th.
4XMNX TIL about Twenty-one: the Alpha of the largest wolfpack in history. Twenty-one never lost a fight, and was a gentle and empathic leader. He loved to wrestle with the pups and letting them win. "Twenty-one was the perfect wolf".
7rvJM TIL That the Titanic had only about 2/3 of its maximum capacity of people when it sank and more than 1000 extra people could have died had it been at maximum capacity