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TIL that bedtime procrastination is when you stay awake longer than you desire because you feel less in control during daytime

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EJXP TIL that in the late 1600s London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout “Spanko!” before running away
Py9e TIL Vikings used the bones of slain animals when smithing new weapons believing this would enchant the weapon with the animals spirit. This actually made the weapons stronger because the carbon in the bones coupled with the iron made a primitive version of steel.
XEbMk TIL the artist Michelangelo drew illustrated versions of his shopping lists, so his illiterate servant could understand them without reading. One list from 1518 now tours alongside Michelangelo's artworks.
5ENn TIL when an Indian law required bars to be at least 500m from certain roads, one bar built a maze in front of its entrance to triple the walking distance from the door to the street. Regulators accepted this solution.
awr7A TIL that great apes, including chimpanzees and orangutans, have absolutely no appreciation of music whatsoever. Research has shown they can’t tell the difference between Beethoven and Bieber, and that music is all just meaningless sound to them.