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TIL that Friday the 13th is the most common day of the week for the 13th to fall on

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GY8jE TIL that on August 2, 1922, when Alexander Graham Bell died, every phone in North America was turned off to pay respects to him.
ROBw TIL that before the late 17th century, humans’ sleep cycle was divided into two periods. The first sleep usually began at dusk, lasted four hours, and was followed by an hour or so of being awake. Then we had a second sleep, lasting another four hours.
49na TIL that after absorbing the blast of an grenade to protect his comrades, Michael Fitzmaurice, though seriously wounded and partially blinded continued to fight, killing an enemy with his bare hands and refusing evacuation, holding his position even after being blown up by a second grenade.
E1pQV TIL There are chatbots made using AI that replicates a dead relative.
YpddZ TIL that according to an MI5 agent who infiltrated the Provisional IRA, Irish Republican chiefs couldn’t bring themselves to attack targets in Scotland during the Troubles because they viewed them as “Celtic cousins”