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TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.

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Q9ok TIL: In the wild, parrots can ‘name’ their children using specific patterns of sound.
gnXD TIL one of the oldest companies in the world(nearly 400 years old), Zildjian, a cymbal manufacturing company was founded by an alchemist when trying to turn base metals into gold.
Z86d4 TIL there is a Colombian species of Frog called Allobates Niputidea or in english, Allobates Not a Fucking Clue. This is because when discovered, the team had no idea of how to classify it.
9wLvQ TIL JFK’s last words were “No, they sure can’t” in response to Nellie Connally, First Lady of Dallas, who remarked “Mr. President, they can’t make you believe now that there are not some in Dallas who love you and appreciate you, can they?”
GBr7 TIL that when West Germany wanted to give back-dated pay in 1964 to 350 Askaris who served in the German army during WWI, most no longer had proof of service. A banker asked each claimant to step forward and ordered them in German to perform the German manual of arms with a broom. Not one man failed