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TIL that woodpeckers avoid headaches by wrapping their tongues around their brains.

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9Yrar TIL the elapsed time in a dream is about the same as the elapsed time IRL. For example, if you dream of an activity that would take five minutes in waking life, you probably dream about it for a full five minutes.
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