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TIL it wasn’t uncommon for married couples to sleep in separate beds until the industrial revolution, when people moved to crowded cities and living space was needed.

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M7Op8 TIL the car chases in the movie "Ronin" used right-hand UK cars with fake steering wheels on the left-side for the actors to use, had 300 stunt drivers including Formula 1 & Rally Car drivers, and all cars were going full speed at over 100 mph.
69vJw TIL of "Palilalia," a condition in which some people repeat their own words to themselves, usually although not always under their breath.
PYnRe TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises
KOG4w TIL: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, discoverer of the X-Rays, chose the name himself and didn't want them to be named after him. It is used worldwide with exception to his native Germany where they are call Röntgenstrahlen (Röntgen-Ray)
R71ml TIL The birthday-number effect is the subconscious tendency of people to prefer the numbers in the date of their birthday over other numbers. First reported in 1997 by Japanese psychologists Shinobu Kitayama and Mayumi Karasawa, the birthday-number effect has been replicated in various countries. ????