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TIL that a person can actually die from insomnia. It starts with only getting a few hours of sleep and progresses, eventually producing psychosis and becoming fatal

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PYNBw Today I learned that the Irish call the cupboard that the domestic hot water tank is in the “hot press”
b9L6N TIL that the same engineer who was responsible for adding lead (TEL) to gasoline was also responsible for the widespread use of CFCs as refrigerants. The same person was responsible for two of the worst air pollutants of the twentieth century.
R7P59 TIL Eddie Redmayne spent four months researching Stephen Hawking before playing him on-screen when he was forced to sit in a wheelchair for hours, which made it hard to breathe. He watched every single documentary and YouTube video of Hawking and visited a neurology clinic in London every two weeks
nelBb TIL that 30 million live in caves in China
b0O0 TIL: There was an African grey parrot that learned over 100 English words, which he could use and combine approprately. His last words to his handler were “You be good. I love you. See you tomorrow”.