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TIL that playing "pink noise" - the sound of uniform static - while sleeping has been found to improve sleep quality and also help memory.

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xVJeo TIL Young children develop "theory of mind" earlier if they know two languages, and in older people, bilingualism can postpone the onset of dementia. Researchers say the statement that learning languages makes people smarter has a sound scientific basis.
E1NdW TIL that in 1994, the pilot of a commercial airline allowed his 16-year-old son to sit at the plane's controls during a flight. The kid touched something he shouldn't have, inadvertently disengaged the autopilot and caused the plane to crash. Everyone onboard perished.
xoKw TIL that the civilian resistance to German invasion in Crete included armed nuns, priests, and an old man that beat a paratrooper to death with his walking stick.
KOx4w TIL that the A and B rings of Saturn (the most visually prominent rings) are hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide, but only 5-15 and 10-30 meters thick, respectively.
9evG TIL that In 569 B.C., according to greek historian herodotus, a single fart sparked a revolt against king apries of egypt.