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TIL that the National Endowment for the Arts has a smaller budget than the Pentagon’s marching band

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neaaG TIL that before the adoption of artificial light in the 18th and 19th centuries, there's historical evidence for "first sleep" and "second sleep"—that is, an interrupted pattern of sleep in two shifts of slumber roughly four hours each, with a period of wakefulness in between.
9YMJ6 TIL the same voice actor, Frank Welker, has consistently been the voice of Fred from Scooby Doo for the past 50 years
5VmPQ TIL that Dire Straits's bassist John Illsley owns a pub in Hampshire which was rated as one of the "Fifty Best Pubs Around Britain" by the Times. He has also decorated the pub with his own paintings.
P14w TIL Guantanamo guards beat a prisoner into brain injuries who later turned out to be an undercover guard who was taking part in a training exercise
98eB TIL That the police have no duty to respond to or protect citizens from crime. And this is codified by The Supreme Court!