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TIL all mammals are capable of dreaming (REM sleep), some birds and fish are cable of this also.

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4X9L6 TIL that the lenses from the first picture of the earth from the moon back in 1969, was made by Carl-Zeiss. After that many space expedition missions(Hubble telescope etc.) shared the company's lenses in every innovative creation made by scientists and creators.
W6XB TIL in Russia, women cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment.
XE8r TIL teachers at a school in Korea for children with disabilities molested, raped, and killed students and got away with it. They were even reinstated at the school. A movie was made based on the event and the school was shut down because the film sparked public outcry.
yVW7V TIL that the Memphis Grizzlies’ first arena is a giant pyramid. After they moved out, Bass Pro Shop bought it and turned it into a superstore.
xBvw TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons