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TIL that a short 20 minute catnap can improve alertness and motorskills, and 20 minutes is the best time for a catnap

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9Bk6 TIL a Vanishing Twin is when a twin dies in utero and is either completely or partially absorbed by their twin. Occasionally the dead fetus will be flattened by their growing twin into a parchment like state known as Fetus Papyraceus
j6yGj TIL not only does it snow in the Sahara desert, but snowfall in Sahara Desert is getting more frequent!
LlOZ TIL that as a 2.5 year old girl, Michelle Funk fell into a creek and was submerged for 66 minutes. When rescuers arrived she didn’t have pulse and was not breathing. 3+ hours after that, her blood was warmed. When it reached 77 degrees F. she came back to life and is still living to this day.
mxLRx TIL George Stinney, the youngest American who was sentenced and electrocuted to death, always carried a bible in his hands during his trial. The same bible was later used as a booster for the electrocution chair as he was too small for it.
Rrxa TIL “Turn the other cheek” actually means that you are demanding equality from an abuser…and not passively accepting assault.