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TIL that some people don't have an inner internal monologue.

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GYoR7 TIL it takes four days of good sleep to fully recover from just 1 hour of needed sleep lost.
BrQxD TIL that in China there are numerous cases of adult women discovering needles had been pushed into their brain and other parts of their body in a failed attempt to kill them due to the one child policy.
69Qvm TIL that George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which banned U.S. ships from participating in the Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as forbid the exportation of slaves for foreign sale. It was the first major piece of legislation against slavery passed by the United States government.
pOG4 TIL the inventor of the Segway isn’t dead. His name is Dean Kaman, and he has been working on a water purification machine to bring clean water to the parts of the world without it. He designed the new Coca Cola fountain dispensers in exchange for Coke’s support in distributing his machines.
OogV6 TIL Daniel Radcliffe's parents initially turned him down for the role of Harry Potter in 'The Philosopher's Stone' because the initial plan was to shoot six films in LA. They accepted the role after filming was moved to the UK and the contract reduced to 2 movies.