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TIL The German word Sehnsucht means "an individual’s search for happiness while coping with the reality of unattainable wishes."

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4W6o TIL Dolphins can overcome sleep deprivation and remain constantly vigilant for days at a time by resting one half of their brain while the other half remains conscious.
pOMN TIL that holes in Swiss cheese are actually called ‘eyes’. Swiss cheese without eyes is known as 'blind’.
5P5n TIL Kevin Smith protested his own film Dogma when it came to his small town in NJ. Local media interviewed him but he refused to identify himself.
6xN8 TIL before the rise of the Nazi party in Germany Berlin had a period called the Golden Twenties. It was known for its leadership roles in science, the humanities, music, film, higher education, government, diplomacy, industries and military affairs.
R5va9 TIL the Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.