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[TIL] Our ancestors didn't sleep like us; they slept twice every night.

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neERo TIL that because penguins have no predators on land, whenever they see a different species they just think it's a strange-looking penguin.
nelxW TIL 'GoodBye' is a shortened form of the phrase "God be with ye"
E1x8V TiL: During the Columbine shooting SWAT teams remained outside of the school while Klebold and Harris roamed the halls murdering students, they didn't enter until 3 hours after the two took their own lives.
aZ19 TIL Flush Toilets were invented in India (Indus Valley Civilization, the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro)
m15Wv TIL making the Sign of the Cross is done left to right by those in the Western Christian faiths, such as Catholics, Anglicans, etc., and right to left by the Eastern Christian faiths, like the Orthodox Church and Eastern Rites.